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St. Michael Statue

St. Michael Statue from directly overhead

St. Michael Statue is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Culley Hill stands 475 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Edgwood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - West Virginia runs past it. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A Bronze statue that honors Saint Michael the Archangel

How to reach it

Coordinates40.07381, -80.68297

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Edgwood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Edgewood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wheeling Park: 1.3 mi
  • Wheeling Park Entrence: 1.4 mi
  • Wheeling Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Peaks: 21
Museums: 19
Artworks: 13
  • Mingo Statue: 2.1 mi
  • McColloch’s Leap Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Francis Pierpont: 2.2 mi
  • Bobo the Elephant: 2.2 mi
  • Tortoise: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsemans Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Raven Rocks Falls: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Culley HillSSE 159°475 m19.9 mi
Mosier HillE 82°457 m15.2 mi
Sampson HillE 86°454 m12.5 mi
Tunnel HillSSE 156°453 m19.4 mi
Mount WheelerE 80°450 m23.7 mi
Quakers KnobNE 38°443 m23.5 mi
Riggs KnobSSW 194°435 m16.1 mi
Garrett HillENE 62°420 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5520:1520:56
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4216:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526270747467554435
Precip in3.42.73.83.54.24.34.13.23.52.92.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheeling, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4834580463

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