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Presidents Wall

Presidents Wall from directly overhead

Presidents Wall is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Moss Knob stands 555 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Biology Demonstration Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Little Kanawha Parkway runs past it. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
brick

How to reach it

Coordinates38.93656, -80.83379

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moss KnobESE555 m23.5 mi
Big KnobESE551 m24.6 mi
Cochran KnobESE551 m24.6 mi
Wilson KnobE546 m24.6 mi
Coon KnobS542 m22.4 mi
Handkerchief KnobE533 m23.1 mi
Fisher KnobSSE531 m17.6 mi
Bald KnobE526 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:35
June solstice05:5920:1320:53
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3916:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536271747367564436
Precip in3.53.34.33.95.04.74.94.03.63.13.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7855756984

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