Covered Bridge Museum
Covered Bridge Museum is a museum in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 396 m. Pond Lick Mountain stands 1,222 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Philippi Historic District, a park 0.3 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 12 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 396 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 14.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 18.0 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 22.1 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Philippi Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Philippi Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Belington City Park: 10.8 mi
- King Knob: 3.7 mi
- Pewee Knob: 11.2 mi
- Thorn Knob: 11.4 mi
- Plummer Knob: 11.7 mi
- Copeland Knob: 11.9 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 15.0 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 18.8 mi
- Jane Lew: 19.8 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 21.0 mi
- Wilson Monument: 21.3 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 18.9 mi
- Bice-Ferguson Museum: 21.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 23.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 23.5 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 23.5 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 24.2 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 15.0 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.7 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 16.7 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Covered Bridge Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Lick Mountain | SE 138° | 1,222 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stuart Knob | SE 130° | 1,221 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bickle Knob | SE 132° | 1,220 m | 22.5 mi |
| McGowan Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,189 m | 22.1 mi |
| Chenoweth Knob | SE 142° | 1,169 m | 24.8 mi |
| McGowan Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,089 m | 22.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,069 m | 24.8 mi |
| Kelley Mountain | SE 141° | 967 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belington, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367808335
Day trips start here
- Grafton · 13 mi
- Bridgeport · 15 mi
- Buckhannon · 15 mi
- Clarksburg · 18 mi
- Shinnston · 22 mi
- Fairmont · 23 mi
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