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State Capitol

State Capitol from directly overhead

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. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

1885-1921 site of the West Virginia state capitol until destroyed by fire.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.35062, -81.63329

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 6
Gardens: 4
  • East End Community Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Governor's Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Wedding Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Skyline Drive: 3.7 mi
  • Indian Rock: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grotto: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Armstrong MountainSE 134°702 m25.0 mi
Johnson KnobSSE 147°675 m23.3 mi
Workman KnobSSW 201°599 m21.7 mi
Bird KnobE 97°555 m21.8 mi
Bee MountainS 175°530 m11.3 mi
Mount DesertESE 107°491 m14.6 mi
Independence MountainE 96°487 m24.7 mi
Beulah KnobE 83°463 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0420:1520:54
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4116:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576572767568574639
Precip in3.33.44.13.64.94.75.43.73.52.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston - Yeager AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8591532769

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