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Spencer Cemetery

Spencer Cemetery from directly overhead

Spencer Cemetery is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Catherines Knob stands 522 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Historic National Road - West Virginia passes 14 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86694, -80.53758

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 12
  • Delf Norona Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Fostoria Glass Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum: 13.6 mi
  • National Imperial Glass Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Francis Pierpont: 16.8 mi
  • Tortoise: 17.1 mi
  • Bobo the Elephant: 17.1 mi
  • Heron: 17.1 mi
  • Mingo Statue: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherines KnobSE 134°522 m23.0 mi
Bake Oven KnobSSE 148°505 m20.6 mi
Honsocker KnobSSE 149°493 m13.4 mi
Devines KnobSE 132°488 m20.8 mi
Lough KnobSSE 163°484 m11.7 mi
Minnie KnobESE 113°484 m22.6 mi
Efaw KnobSE 136°483 m17.3 mi
Fort KnobSE 131°481 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5520:1420:55
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4116:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270747366544334
Precip in3.83.13.93.74.54.94.53.83.93.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moundsville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 12001051OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Spencer Cemetery, reference 12001051, listed 12/12/12.

OpenStreetMap element node/4721829033

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