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Tomlinson Run State Park

Tomlinson Run State Park from directly overhead

Tomlinson Run State Park is a nature reserve in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratton Veteran's Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
WV Division of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates40.54845, -80.60264

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stratton Veteran's Park: 2.2 mi
  • Myler Scheel Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
  • Waterford Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
Peaks: 16
Museums: 15
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rider's Ridge: 7.8 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • BAB: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lacock Spring: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tomlinson Run State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobSE 144°443 m17.4 mi
Round KnobNNW 337°433 m9.3 mi
Big KnobENE 60°423 m24.2 mi
Stewart HillNE 50°412 m5.3 mi
Norton HillSSW 214°408 m12.2 mi
Beatty HillNNE 19°380 m13.8 mi
Mechling HillSSE 166°380 m14.1 mi
Tunnel HillW 266°380 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5320:1620:57
September equinox07:1118:4519:21
December solstice07:4316:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747266544334
Precip in3.12.63.33.64.04.44.03.63.93.02.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Cumberland L/D, 2 mi away.

  • American Toad12 obs
  • intermediate wood fern9 obs
  • great rhododendron9 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage8 obs
  • azure bluet8 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth8 obs
  • Funeral Bell8 obs
  • eastern hemlock7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/871754361

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