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Willow Island disaster memorial

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Elevation, modelled
193 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Owlshead434 m · 18.1 mi
Nearest byway
Ohio River Scenic Byway0.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:56local time
Coordinates
39.3704, -81.2847

Willow Island disaster memorial is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled 193 m. Owlshead stands 434 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharktooth Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

1978 collapse of a cooling tower under construction in WV, US

Wikidata Q8022327, matched on coordinates and name (680 m apart).

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
OwlsheadENE 75°434 m18.1 mi
King KnobSE 130°412 m21.4 mi
Buck KnobNE 50°409 m23.7 mi
Ruble KnobS 182°406 m24.8 mi
Buzzard RocksS 175°388 m7.5 mi
King KnobSE 144°386 m20.8 mi
Mulberry KnobNNE 22°370 m24.1 mi
Kinderhook HillNE 45°338 m4.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

116 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:37
June solstice05:5920:1620:56
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:4216:2317:06

Local time (America/New_York).

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