Wyoming County Historical Museum
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Wyoming County Historical Museum is a museum in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is John Cooke Marker, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
museum in Oceana, West Virginia, USA
Wikidata Q113484007, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 30.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
87 named places within 25 miles
- Panther Knob: 2.2 mi
- Huff Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Burning Rock: 3.5 mi
- Buffalo Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Gilliland Park: 0.6 mi
- R D Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Horse Creek Public Fishing Area: 9.1 mi
- Horse Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.2 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 0.5 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 24.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 24.7 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 24.7 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 10.1 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wyoming County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | NE 50° | 1,083 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NE 43° | 1,037 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pond Knob | NE 39° | 1,011 m | 17.6 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | NE 42° | 1,009 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 126° | 998 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | NE 38° | 993 m | 7.6 mi |
| High Knob | NE 49° | 976 m | 24.2 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | NE 42° | 956 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2638858323
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