Memorial Arch
Memorial Arch is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Turkeycamp Knob stands 380 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Time Capsule, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Memorial Arch is a historic memorial arch located in Memorial Park at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built between 1924 and 1929 by the Cabell County War Memorial Association as a memorial to the dead and to those who served the county in World War I. It is built of gray Indiana limestone on a gray granite base. It measures 42 feet high, 34 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. It features Classical Revival style bas-relief carvings. The structure was rededicated in 1980. It is the only triumphal style arch in West Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
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Wikidata Q6815341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Olympic Swimming Pool: 0.6 mi
- Harveytown Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Central City Park: 1.0 mi
- Miller School Park: 1.0 mi
- Saint Cloud Commons: 1.2 mi
- A Walk in the Park: 0.3 mi
- Here We Come, Here We Go: 0.9 mi
- Building Blocks: 1.2 mi
- Earth Portal: 1.3 mi
- Huntington: 1.3 mi
- Gobbler's Knob: 1.4 mi
- Gartrell Hill: 9.0 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 13.4 mi
- Poore Hill: 13.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 13.9 mi
- Time Capsule: 0.0 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 0.0 mi
- The Virginia State Road: 1.3 mi
- 100 Years of Progress: 1.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 0.7 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 0.8 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 1.1 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 1.5 mi
- Ramsdell House: 5.0 mi
- C&O 1308: 0.8 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 2.7 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (East Bound): 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I 64 (West Bound): 24.6 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 14.5 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memorial Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSE 151° | 380 m | 17.1 mi |
| Stowers Knob | ESE 120° | 378 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSE 148° | 374 m | 15.9 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SE 142° | 368 m | 17.2 mi |
| Flag Knob | SE 132° | 368 m | 17.7 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSE 157° | 359 m | 16.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 150° | 354 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Knob | SSE 152° | 354 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 81000597OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Memorial Arch, reference 81000597, listed 04/16/81.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723906136
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 1 mi
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