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100 Years of Progress

100 Years of Progress from directly overhead

100 Years of Progress is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Turkeycamp Knob stands 380 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntington, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1971-02-27
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41657, -82.44286

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 1.4 mi
  • C&O 1308: 2.0 mi
  • Kentucky Roots Farm: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 100 Years of Progress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkeycamp KnobSSE380 m17.2 mi
Stowers KnobESE378 m24.2 mi
Mays KnobSSE374 m16.0 mi
Squirrel KnobSSE368 m17.2 mi
Flag KnobSE368 m17.4 mi
Saddle KnobSSE359 m17.2 mi
Buck KnobSSE354 m14.0 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobSSE354 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0720:1820:58
September equinox07:1818:5419:29
December solstice07:4416:3117:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845566573777669584639
Precip in3.43.34.24.04.54.04.84.03.43.02.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6476562289

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