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William Lowther Memorial Flag

William Lowther Memorial Flag from directly overhead

William Lowther Memorial Flag is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lest We Forget Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 1.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
This Flag in Memory of Col. WM. Lowther

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27213, -81.52865

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks: 39
Museums: 15
  • Veterans Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Oil & Gas Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 2.0 mi
  • Belpre Historical Society: 2.5 mi
  • Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.3 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 9.7 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 9.8 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 1.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobSE 146°406 m21.8 mi
Buzzard RocksE 93°388 m13.7 mi
Weed KnobS 177°363 m24.6 mi
Mail Point HillS 180°348 m16.6 mi
Smith KnobS 182°348 m22.4 mi
Balls KnobS 190°339 m22.4 mi
Kinderhook HillENE 58°338 m19.0 mi
Jephany KnobSSE 158°336 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:38
June solstice06:0120:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6296285960

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