- Elevation, modelled
- 475 m
- Tallest summit within 11.5 miles
- Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike25.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8338, -79.3743
Seneca Rocks Discovery Center is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled 475 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sites Homestead, a museum 0.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 26 miles off.
unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia
Wikidata Q7450343, matched on coordinates and name (181 m apart).
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | NW 326° | 1,452 m | 7.9 mi |
| Green Knob | NW 320° | 1,424 m | 5.9 mi |
| Haystack Knob | NW 325° | 1,376 m | 6.0 mi |
| Horse Rock | SW 231° | 1,374 m | 8.8 mi |
| Weiss Knob | NNW 345° | 1,359 m | 11.4 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 287° | 1,353 m | 8.3 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,348 m | 8.8 mi |
| Haines Knob | W 281° | 1,299 m | 11.1 mi |
- 25.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 26.9 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 28.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Seneca Rocks: 0.5 mi
- Harper Knob: 1.1 mi
- High Knob: 2.1 mi
- Harman Knob: 3.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Falls of Seneca: 6.3 mi
- Small waterfall: 8.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 8.5 mi
- Elakala Falls: 20.0 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 8.2 mi
- Stony River Dam: 21.4 mi
- Stony River Dam: 21.4 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 22.0 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Smoke Hole: 5.2 mi
- Stringtown: 12.0 mi
- Mill Run: 15.6 mi
- Gertrude: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Seneca Caverns: 4.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 20.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Sites Homestead: 0.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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