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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. Turkeycamp Knob stands 380 m to the south-southeast, 17 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. 32 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
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 13
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
Turkeycamp KnobSSE380 m17.1 mi
Stowers KnobESE378 m24.7 mi
Mays KnobSSE374 m15.9 mi
Squirrel KnobSE368 m17.2 mi
Flag KnobSE368 m17.7 mi
Saddle KnobSSE359 m16.9 mi
Buck KnobSSE354 m13.9 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobSSE354 m14.2 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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