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Walter Scott's statue

Walter Scott's statue from directly overhead

Walter Scott's statue is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 561 m. Walnut Knob stands 1,049 m to the east, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is WP Point, a park 0.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.91579, -81.12339

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • WP Point: 0.3 mi
  • Perry Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brownsea Island: 0.5 mi
  • Graney Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • New River Gorge National River: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Dowdy Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 10.2 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 10.2 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 10.2 mi
  • Endless Wall: 10.2 mi
Ghost towns: 15
Historic sites: 9
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 3.6 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 4.7 mi
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 5.3 mi
  • Beckley Mill Site: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Sandstone Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Walter Scott's statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut KnobE 94°1,049 m9.8 mi
Freezeland MountainSSE 146°1,040 m16.7 mi
Ford KnobE 89°1,026 m14.4 mi
Pond KnobW 264°1,011 m16.7 mi
Coal River MountainW 262°1,009 m15.9 mi
Fork MountainE 90°1,008 m17.2 mi
Buster KnobE 79°997 m16.3 mi
Beelick KnobESE 105°991 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0320:1220:51
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3716:2817:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536168717065544436
Precip in3.53.34.24.25.15.54.64.13.72.92.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6678032052

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