Ghost town · West Virginia
Whitcomb
Whitcomb is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 512 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hominy Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
Ghost town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.77690, -80.42810
- 1.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 13.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 28.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hominy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Wagner Hill: 1.3 mi
- Weaver Knob: 6.0 mi
- Boggs Hightop: 6.0 mi
- Greenbrier Mountain: 6.2 mi
Parks: 33
- Hollowell Park: 1.8 mi
- Lewisburg Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Greenspace: 2.0 mi
- Montwell Park: 2.0 mi
- Greenbrier Avenue Park: 2.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Brink: 6.5 mi
- Alum Springs: 6.6 mi
- Egypt: 18.3 mi
- Fairview: 23.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 23.9 mi
Springs: 6
- Cove Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.3 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 13.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 14.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Lost World Caverns: 4.0 mi
- Organ Cave: 4.1 mi
- The Bunker: 6.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.2 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Beartown State Park: 20.7 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Coffman Hill: 1.3 mi
- High Point: 16.6 mi
- Piney Point: 17.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 1.9 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 7.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Middle Cascades: 12.8 mi
- The Cascades: 13.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Government Floyd Monument: 14.4 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Udderly Chic(k): 17.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dunlap Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Whitcomb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,271 m | 16.2 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NNW 332° | 1,204 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,204 m | 15.3 mi |
| Keeney Knob | W 269° | 1,195 m | 15.1 mi |
| Point Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,189 m | 17.7 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | W 271° | 1,169 m | 15.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | W 265° | 1,116 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rose Knob | NNW 338° | 1,071 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewisburg 3 N, 6 mi away.
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