Farm House Ruins
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
- 2.4 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 19 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 26 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- West Virginia Botanic Garden: 2.4 mi
- WV Botanic Garden: 2.6 mi
- Mount Sarver Ball Field: 3.8 mi
- Masontown Park: 4.3 mi
- Masontown Softball field: 5.3 mi
- Metal Shack: 0.1 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 4.7 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 7.4 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Border Heroine: 17.1 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Watts Museum: 8.3 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 12.6 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 18.9 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 6.7 mi
- Core Arboretum: 8.5 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 12.8 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Matador Falls: 3.8 mi
- Little Falls: 10.3 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 23.1 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 23.2 mi
- Climbing: 1.0 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 1.4 mi
- Riverside Spot: 1.6 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 12.3 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 17.7 mi
- White Rocks: 16.1 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 20.7 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 20.8 mi
- The Cliff: 23.3 mi
- 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
- Watering Trough: 19.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
- Blooming Rose: 20.7 mi
- Kendall: 21.7 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Farm House Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 116° | 960 m | 17.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | ESE 116° | 946 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | ESE 103° | 944 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fike Hill | E 100° | 943 m | 17.4 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SE 138° | 927 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lewis Knob | ESE 108° | 905 m | 19.8 mi |
| Whites Knob | ESE 102° | 899 m | 19.2 mi |
| Upper Ford Hill | E 100° | 885 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8670701024
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