Highland County Museum
Highland County Museum is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 647 m. Watering Pond Knob stands 1,396 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 14 miles off.
The story
historic house in McDowell, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q14712777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Highland Historical Society
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 14.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 23.7 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 27.9 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Knob: 0.4 mi
- Big Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sittlington Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hulls Hill: 1.3 mi
- Maple Knob: 2.3 mi
- Highland Park: 6.9 mi
- Deerfield Park: 10.9 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 18.1 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 18.4 mi
- Phillips Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 8.4 mi
- Hiner Spring: 9.7 mi
- Rocky Spring: 11.9 mi
- Bolar Spring: 12.9 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 6.1 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 6.1 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Boiler House: 23.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 2.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Locust Springs: 19.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.5 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 9.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 10.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 20.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 6.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 11.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 7.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 18.8 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 20.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Highland County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watering Pond Knob | WNW 300° | 1,396 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 292° | 1,363 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 305° | 1,362 m | 13.2 mi |
| Barren Rock | N 353° | 1,335 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sounding Knob | W 277° | 1,334 m | 5.4 mi |
| Freezland Flat | E 83° | 1,325 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ENE 73° | 1,320 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | ENE 77° | 1,305 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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