Summersville Lake Lighthouse
Summersville Lake Lighthouse is a lighthouse in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 626 m. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowler Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 9.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 31.6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Summersville Lake Retreat
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 9.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 18.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 15 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 15 mi
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fowler Knob: 1.2 mi
- Lonetree Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Emanuel Hill: 6.6 mi
- Fury Knob: 6.7 mi
- Daubenspeck Knob: 7.1 mi
- Summersville Lake Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park: 3.9 mi
- Summersville Park: 5.4 mi
- Gauley River National Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Whipporwill: 2.3 mi
- The Coliseum: 3.1 mi
- Long Wall: 3.1 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 3.1 mi
- Gun Wall: 3.1 mi
- McClung: 13.5 mi
- Bryant: 13.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 13.9 mi
- Nuttallburg: 14.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 14.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 3.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 14.6 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 15.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 18.1 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 19.1 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.6 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.1 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 17.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 3.1 mi
- Needleseye Park: 20.5 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Summersville Lake Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | ESE 115° | 1,324 m | 19.4 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ESE 112° | 1,255 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | ESE 121° | 1,208 m | 14.8 mi |
| Joe Knob | SE 128° | 1,192 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pollock Knob | SE 131° | 1,187 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 140° | 1,160 m | 16.2 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 100° | 1,146 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brier Knob | SE 132° | 1,136 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2928687831
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