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McDonough Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
224 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Ruble Knob406 m · 24.4 mi
Nearest byway
Ohio River Scenic Byway2.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:57local time
Coordinates
39.3225, -81.5182
McDonough Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

McDonough Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a modelled 224 m. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is North Hills Swim & Raquet Club, a park 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDonough Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobSSE 151°406 m24.4 mi
Buzzard RocksESE 108°388 m13.8 mi
Mail Point HillS 182°348 m20.0 mi
Kinderhook HillENE 68°338 m16.9 mi
Jephany KnobSSE 163°336 m19.8 mi
Haystack HillNE 53°334 m21.2 mi
Shafer KnobSSW 206°332 m22.9 mi
Ferguson HillENE 66°331 m17.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0020:1720:57
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 4 mi away.

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