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Bear Heaven Recreation Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,105 m
Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
Spruce Knob1,482 m · 17.7 mi
Nearest byway
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike8.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
38.9296, -79.6796
Bear Heaven Recreation Area from directly overhead

Bear Heaven Recreation Area is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 1,105 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Haven Day Use Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.7 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bear Heaven Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobSSE 153°1,482 m17.7 mi
Mount Porte CrayonE 90°1,452 m12.0 mi
Green KnobE 100°1,424 m12.8 mi
Pharis KnobSSE 168°1,410 m13.3 mi
Haystack KnobE 98°1,376 m13.1 mi
Horse RockSE 142°1,374 m15.5 mi
Weiss KnobENE 72°1,359 m14.1 mi
Job KnobESE 117°1,353 m9.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5420:0820:48
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3516:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 9 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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