Government Floyd Monument
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Government Floyd Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 620 m. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynnside Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Farm Heritage Road runs past it.
The story
park in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31816293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 620 m
How to reach it
- On the Farm Heritage Road
- 11.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Moss Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Negro Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Slaty Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Hills: 3.4 mi
- Frozen Knob: 3.7 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 0.0 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 9.8 mi
- Field of Dreams: 11.9 mi
- Lynch Field Park: 12.0 mi
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 2.8 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 18.2 mi
- Piney Point: 7.6 mi
- High Point: 7.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.0 mi
- Coffman Hill: 13.4 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 18.8 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 0.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 0.7 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 1.2 mi
- Big Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 4.4 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 4.1 mi
- The Bunker: 11.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 12.1 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 16.9 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.0 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 11.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 16.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 22.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 2.7 mi
- The Cascades: 2.7 mi
- Middle Cascades: 3.0 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 23.3 mi
- Whitcomb: 14.4 mi
- Brink: 16.1 mi
- Alum Springs: 17.6 mi
- Howrytown: 23.6 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 18.1 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 20.2 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 24.3 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 4.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 16.0 mi
- Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Government Floyd Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | SSW 210° | 1,186 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SW 233° | 1,153 m | 14.1 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | SW 214° | 1,136 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | S 169° | 1,117 m | 13.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 172° | 1,108 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SSE 149° | 1,102 m | 5.1 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSE 164° | 1,097 m | 13.2 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | ENE 78° | 1,084 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Sulphur Springs, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523671
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- Roanoke · 30 mi
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