Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Small local history of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. An interpretive center exhibit with mussels, fish, and other live organisms found on the refuge. Also artifacts of the history impacting the river and a short video can be watched.
The story
park in the United States of America
Dates from 1990.
Wikidata Q14714291, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 15.1 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gunlock Park: 0.7 mi
- Tomlinson Park: 1.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 1.7 mi
- Marietta Township Park: 1.8 mi
- Buckeye Park: 1.9 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 2.4 mi
- The Marietta College Ambulance Unit: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Walk of Honor: 2.4 mi
- U.S. W.V. Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Relic Spanish American War 1898: 2.4 mi
- Hunter Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Daylight Hill: 7.6 mi
- Fox Point: 8.6 mi
- Red Hill: 10.4 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 2.3 mi
- Putnam Mascot Carving: 2.3 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 2.3 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 2.3 mi
- Say Cheese: 2.4 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.5 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 4.7 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 4.9 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 7.0 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 2.1 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 2.4 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 2.5 mi
- C2473: 2.5 mi
- 3301: 2.5 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 2.8 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 3.0 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 3.0 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 1.2 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 4.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 19.2 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 19.2 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Quincy Park: 11.1 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 138° | 388 m | 11.9 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 344° | 358 m | 24.0 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 81° | 338 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jephany Knob | S 179° | 336 m | 23.7 mi |
| Haystack Hill | NE 56° | 334 m | 14.2 mi |
| Dodd Hill | NE 49° | 334 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | ENE 78° | 331 m | 11.1 mi |
| Daylight Hill | NE 56° | 329 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13597179733
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