Monongalia County War Memorial
Monongalia County War Memorial is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Roberts Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Honors Union, Spanish-American & World War One veterans
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 19.2 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack Roberts Park: 0.4 mi
- King Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Hazel Ruby McQuain Park: 0.5 mi
- Eaton Park: 0.5 mi
- South Park Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 1.7 mi
- Price Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chisler Knob: 4.0 mi
- Higgins Knob: 5.3 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Watts Museum: 1.8 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 10.7 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- Telephone Museum: 13.5 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Farm House Ruins: 7.4 mi
- Metal Shack: 7.5 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 9.7 mi
- Border Heroine: 10.3 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 1.5 mi
- Core Arboretum: 1.7 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 5.5 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Don Knotts: 0.7 mi
- From The Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 10.8 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 21.8 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 23.0 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 6.7 mi
- Climbing: 6.8 mi
- Riverside Spot: 7.2 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 10.5 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 22.3 mi
- The Cliff: 16.1 mi
- White Rocks: 19.6 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 21.5 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 24.6 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 24.7 mi
- Little Falls: 5.2 mi
- Matador Falls: 11.1 mi
- Watering Trough: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monongalia County War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 110° | 960 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | E 100° | 944 m | 24.4 mi |
| Fike Hill | E 98° | 943 m | 24.9 mi |
| Devies Mountain | ENE 58° | 839 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fulton Knob | NE 45° | 804 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | SE 131° | 715 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kelley Knob | E 89° | 712 m | 21.4 mi |
| Reed Hill | E 91° | 675 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown L&D, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10114766747
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