- Elevation, modelled
- 300 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Phoebe715 m · 22.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Northwestern Turnpike10.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 39.4611, -80.1861
WV Counties Monument is a historic site in West Virginia, at a modelled 300 m. Mount Phoebe stands 715 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 10.0 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of WV Counties Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phoebe | E 85° | 715 m | 22.8 mi |
| Reed Hill | ENE 60° | 675 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 76° | 656 m | 15.8 mi |
| King Knob | SSE 168° | 601 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | E 81° | 579 m | 12.5 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | E 88° | 544 m | 9.5 mi |
| Copeland Knob | SSE 168° | 541 m | 10.9 mi |
| Catherines Knob | N 349° | 522 m | 12.1 mi |
- 10.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 17.4 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Cheat River Byway
62 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 38
- Browns Knob: 7.9 mi
- Odell Knob: 8.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.1 mi
- Kincaid Knob: 9.5 mi
- Patton Knob: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 1.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 17.2 mi
Museums: 8
- Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 1.9 mi
- Telephone Museum: 2.8 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Bice-Ferguson Museum: 7.6 mi
- West Augusta Historical Society Museum: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Climbing: 21.8 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 22.0 mi
- Climbing: 22.2 mi
- Riverside Spot: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Little Falls: 11.7 mi
- Matador Falls: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Fairmont · 3 mi
- Shinnston · 8 mi
- Bridgeport · 12 mi
- Grafton · 12 mi
- Clarksburg · 15 mi
- Morgantown · 17 mi
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