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Farm House Ruins

Farm House Ruins from directly overhead

Farm House Ruins is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 658 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Metal Shack, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Foundations and old well.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.61352, -79.82441

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Reed Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Raven Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Coopers Rock Overlook: 1.6 mi
  • Dorsey Knob: 7.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Climbing: 1.0 mi
  • Climbing: 1.1 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 1.4 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 1.6 mi
  • Sophia's Grave: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Don Knotts: 7.1 mi
  • From The Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 16.5 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Farm House Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregg KnobESE 116°960 m17.3 mi
Snaggy MountainESE 116°946 m20.0 mi
Pine Swamp KnobESE 103°944 m17.0 mi
Fike HillE 100°943 m17.4 mi
Brushy KnobsSE 138°927 m22.3 mi
Lewis KnobESE 108°905 m19.8 mi
Whites KnobESE 102°899 m19.2 mi
Upper Ford HillE 100°885 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:31
June solstice05:5320:1120:51
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3716:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546370747367554536
Precip in3.12.83.63.94.34.14.93.63.43.13.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8670701024

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