Touma Museum of Medicine
Touma Museum of Medicine is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Buck Knob stands 382 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Machinate, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Touma Museum of Medicine is a medical museum located in downtown Huntington, West Virginia. Established in 1991, the museum is was the private collection of Dr. Joseph B. Touma whose interest is the history of medicine as told by the invention and improvements in medical instruments. He and his wife, Omayma Touma, are physicians who served Huntington, West Virginia for many years. In 2017, they donated their +2,800 medical artifacts to Marshall University to preserve the collection The collection may be viewed by appointment. Please call (304) 696-5787 and request a tour.
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Wikidata Q130199035, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Marshall University
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- David Harris Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- Miller School Park: 0.8 mi
- Prindle Field: 1.0 mi
- Ritter Park: 1.2 mi
- CSX Employee Park: 1.5 mi
- Machinate: 0.0 mi
- Candy and Teddy Bear Train: 0.0 mi
- Whimsy: 0.0 mi
- The Hoops Belle: 0.0 mi
- Paisley Power: 0.0 mi
- Gobbler's Knob: 1.1 mi
- Gartrell Hill: 9.7 mi
- Poore Hill: 12.4 mi
- Huddleston Knob: 13.8 mi
- Wheeler Knob: 14.3 mi
- The Virginia State Road: 0.2 mi
- 100 Years of Progress: 0.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 0.7 mi
- John Marshall: 0.7 mi
- The Marshall Beech Tree: 0.7 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 2.1 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 2.1 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ramsdell House: 6.2 mi
- Ceredo Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 1.4 mi
- C&O 1308: 2.1 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 22.0 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 13.6 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Touma Museum of Medicine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | SSE 165° | 382 m | 19.7 mi |
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSE 155° | 380 m | 17.5 mi |
| Stowers Knob | ESE 123° | 378 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSE 153° | 374 m | 16.3 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SSE 147° | 368 m | 17.5 mi |
| Flag Knob | SE 137° | 368 m | 17.7 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSE 161° | 359 m | 17.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 156° | 354 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington SWG PL, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6186670752
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- Huntington · 0 mi
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