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John Marshall

John Marshall from directly overhead

John Marshall is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Buck Knob stands 382 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Marshall Beech Tree, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1959-05-09
Inscription
John Marshall 1755-1835

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42310, -82.43117

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 59
Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 29
Museums: 9
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 0.7 mi
  • C&O 1308: 2.8 mi
  • Kentucky Roots Farm: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Marshall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobSSE 167°382 m19.7 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSSE 157°380 m17.3 mi
Stowers KnobSE 124°378 m23.9 mi
Mays KnobSSE 156°374 m16.1 mi
Squirrel KnobSSE 149°368 m17.2 mi
Flag KnobSE 139°368 m17.3 mi
Saddle KnobSSE 163°359 m17.4 mi
Buck KnobSSE 158°354 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0720:1820:58
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:4416:3117:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845566573777669584639
Precip in3.43.34.24.04.54.04.84.03.43.02.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5922942456

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