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Time Capsule

Time Capsule from directly overhead

Time Capsule is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Porter Knob stands 424 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Arch, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2000-11-11
Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates38.40637, -82.46306

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Olympic Swimming Pool: 0.6 mi
  • Harveytown Park: 0.7 mi
  • Old Central City Park: 1.0 mi
  • Miller School Park: 1.0 mi
  • Saint Cloud Commons: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 35
Historic sites: 29
  • Memorial Arch: 0.0 mi
  • WWI Memorial Trail: 0.0 mi
  • WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
  • WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
  • WWI Memorial Trail: 0.1 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 3
  • C&O 1308: 0.8 mi
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 2.7 mi
  • Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I 64 (East Bound): 23.8 mi
  • Rest Area I 64 (West Bound): 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Big Bend Swimming Beach: 17.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter KnobSSE 164°424 m24.8 mi
Buck KnobSSE 161°382 m19.0 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSSE 151°380 m17.1 mi
Stowers KnobESE 120°378 m24.7 mi
Mays KnobSSE 148°374 m15.9 mi
Squirrel KnobSE 142°368 m17.2 mi
Flag KnobSE 132°368 m17.7 mi
Saddle KnobSSE 157°359 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0720:1820:58
September equinox07:1818:5419:29
December solstice07:4416:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845566573777669584639
Precip in3.43.34.24.04.54.04.84.03.43.02.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5949774599

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