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Coal Miner Memorial

Coal Miner Memorial from directly overhead

Coal Miner Memorial is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Armstrong Mountain stands 702 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Star Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Midland Trail runs past it. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33808, -81.61312

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capitol Complex Monument Park: 0.0 mi
  • Governor's Park: 0.1 mi
  • Living AIDS Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Kanawha Riflemens Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • East End Community Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 37
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 6
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Skyline Drive: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Rock: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grotto: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Armstrong MountainSE702 m23.6 mi
Johnson KnobSSE675 m22.0 mi
Workman KnobSSW599 m21.4 mi
Bird KnobE555 m20.6 mi
Bee MountainS530 m10.3 mi
Mount DesertESE491 m13.3 mi
Independence MountainE487 m23.5 mi
Beulah KnobE463 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0420:1520:54
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4116:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576572767568574639
Precip in3.33.44.13.64.94.75.43.73.52.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston - Yeager AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1060590233

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