Smith-Bush Farm
Smith-Bush Farm is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Moss Knob stands 555 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tank Hill, a peak 2.7 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 2.2 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
- Inscription
- West Virginia Century Farm
What to expect
- Operated by
- West Virginia Conservation Agency
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 4.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
97 named places within 25 miles
- Tank Hill: 2.7 mi
- Powell Knob: 5.2 mi
- Big Pine Knob: 6.5 mi
- Flag Knob: 7.5 mi
- Locust Knob: 9.5 mi
- Glenville City Square: 3.0 mi
- Burnsville City Park: 12.2 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Riffle Run Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Calhoun County Park: 16.3 mi
- Presidents Wall: 2.7 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 6.8 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 7.1 mi
- Gilmer County: 9.4 mi
- Saint Marys Church: 15.1 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: 19.5 mi
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital): 19.7 mi
- West Virginia Museum of American Glass: 19.8 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 20.0 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 6.7 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 17.9 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 19.0 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 23.5 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 2.8 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Bulltown: 19.1 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 19.7 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 24.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith-Bush Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Knob | ESE 115° | 555 m | 24.2 mi |
| Wilson Knob | ESE 105° | 546 m | 24.8 mi |
| Purgatory Hill | E 83° | 538 m | 24.2 mi |
| Handkerchief Knob | ESE 108° | 533 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSE 154° | 531 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 97° | 526 m | 19.8 mi |
| Wolf Fork Mountain | E 93° | 517 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bee Knob | ESE 113° | 514 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8051329218
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- Weston · 20 mi
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