Gilmer County
Gilmer County is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Big Mountain stands 710 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway runs past it.
The story
Unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
Wikidata Q5562494, matched on coordinates and name (985 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Gilmer County
How to reach it
- On the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 9.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Locust Knob: 1.8 mi
- Powell Knob: 6.0 mi
- Gabel Knob: 6.3 mi
- Tank Hill: 8.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 8.1 mi
- Burnsville City Park: 2.9 mi
- Riffle Run Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Glenville City Square: 8.1 mi
- Bulltown Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 2.6 mi
- Presidents Wall: 8.0 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 9.4 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 9.5 mi
- Old Hill Cemetary: 16.8 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: 16.8 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital): 17.0 mi
- West Virginia Museum of American Glass: 17.0 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 17.2 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 20.1 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 8.4 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 12.3 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 23.6 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 9.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 15.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 15.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.5 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 8.0 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Bulltown: 9.7 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 16.9 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Gilmer County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | SSE 151° | 710 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cleveland Mountain | ESE 116° | 647 m | 20.7 mi |
| Prit Mountain | ESE 108° | 602 m | 20.1 mi |
| Ware Mountain | SSE 152° | 594 m | 19.3 mi |
| Beverage Knob | ESE 103° | 589 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bob Peak | E 97° | 586 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Birch Mountain | S 181° | 577 m | 23.4 mi |
| Barnette Hill | S 186° | 566 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8083709377
Day trips start here
- Weston · 17 mi
- Buckhannon · 27 mi
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