Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Eskdale Community Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Constable Silas Nance was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had shot several people in Ohley. He was at home when he was notified of the shooting. He located the suspect in Eskdale, where he was shot and killed. The man fled the area
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 13 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 17 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eskdale Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Pratt-Hansford Baseball Fields: 8.1 mi
- Murtau Park: 8.2 mi
- Pioneer Park: 8.4 mi
- Calvert Field: 8.6 mi
- Johnson Knob: 2.8 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Payne Knob: 8.8 mi
- Kayford Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Kingston Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Lincoln Walks at Midnight: 19.2 mi
- West Virginia Liberty Bell: 19.3 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Sandstonia: 18.9 mi
- Headless Wall: 18.9 mi
- Head Wall: 18.9 mi
- Little Head Wall: 18.9 mi
- Kingfish: 18.9 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 13.3 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 16.6 mi
- Skyline Drive: 18.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 18.9 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.0 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 19.1 mi
- Women's Soldier: 19.3 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Burial Atendants: 23.6 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 19.1 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 19.4 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 19.4 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 20.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 24.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 15.0 mi
- Grotto: 21.5 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Kay Moor: 20.8 mi
- Thurmond: 21.7 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 22.0 mi
- Nuttallburg: 22.1 mi
- Governor's Garden: 19.3 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Wedding Garden: 22.3 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Needleseye Park: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | S 187° | 1,083 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 191° | 1,037 m | 21.1 mi |
| Pond Knob | S 177° | 1,011 m | 14.0 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | S 173° | 1,009 m | 14.4 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SSW 195° | 993 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | SE 144° | 989 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Knob | SSE 146° | 976 m | 14.1 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | SSE 165° | 956 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Locks, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8971205037
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