Marshall Plane Crash Site
Marshall Plane Crash Site is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Turkeycamp Knob stands 380 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul T. Billups Memorial Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 1.4 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Historical marker commemorating the 1970 plane crash involving the Marshall University football team.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 2.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Paul T. Billups Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Harold Perdue Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Catlettsburg City Athletic Complex: 2.1 mi
- Virginia Point Park: 2.9 mi
- Hyland Farms Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 5.5 mi
- Here We Come, Here We Go: 6.0 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 6.1 mi
- Building Blocks: 7.8 mi
- Pedogna II: 8.0 mi
- Gartrell Hill: 5.7 mi
- Gobbler's Knob: 8.1 mi
- High Knob: 12.3 mi
- Star Hill: 13.5 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 13.7 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 6.1 mi
- Time Capsule: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Arch: 6.7 mi
- The Virginia State Road: 7.9 mi
- 100 Years of Progress: 8.0 mi
- Ceredo Historical Society Museum: 1.8 mi
- Ramsdell House: 2.2 mi
- Russell E. Compton Civic Center & Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 6.0 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 6.0 mi
- C&O 1308: 6.0 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 9.4 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (East Bound): 17.3 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (West Bound): 18.0 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 7.9 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marshall Plane Crash Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeycamp Knob | SE 130° | 380 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mays Knob | SE 127° | 374 m | 18.5 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | ESE 124° | 368 m | 20.4 mi |
| Flag Knob | ESE 116° | 368 m | 21.7 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SE 135° | 359 m | 18.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 126° | 354 m | 16.5 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Knob | SE 128° | 354 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sweet Potato Knob | SE 140° | 353 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Tri-state AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12202324373
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- Huntington · 8 mi
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