State Capitol
State Capitol is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Armstrong Mountain stands 702 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is World War 2, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Midland Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
1885-1921 site of the West Virginia state capitol until destroyed by fire.
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Gassaway Davis Park: 0.0 mi
- Slack Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Mary Price Ratrie Greenspace: 0.2 mi
- Haddad Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- ML King Jr Community Center: 0.4 mi
- Holmes Knob: 5.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Malden Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Hammick Hill: 10.0 mi
- World War 2: 0.0 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 0.0 mi
- The Block: 0.2 mi
- Donnally Monuments: 1.0 mi
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 0.6 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 1.4 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 1.4 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 12.3 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Governor's Garden: 1.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 12.2 mi
- Skyline Drive: 3.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 11.5 mi
- Grotto: 4.0 mi
- July: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Capitol. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Mountain | SE 134° | 702 m | 25.0 mi |
| Johnson Knob | SSE 147° | 675 m | 23.3 mi |
| Workman Knob | SSW 201° | 599 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bird Knob | E 97° | 555 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bee Mountain | S 175° | 530 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Desert | ESE 107° | 491 m | 14.6 mi |
| Independence Mountain | E 96° | 487 m | 24.7 mi |
| Beulah Knob | E 83° | 463 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston - Yeager AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8591532769
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