- Elevation, modelled
- 296 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Knob656 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Northwestern Turnpike17.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5310, -80.3435
Bowers Playground is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 296 m. Bald Knob stands 656 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mannington Fairgrounds, a park 0.6 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 18 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Mannington Main Street Inc.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowers Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | E 93° | 656 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | E 98° | 579 m | 20.9 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | ESE 104° | 544 m | 18.5 mi |
| Copeland Knob | SE 145° | 541 m | 18.8 mi |
| Catherines Knob | NE 41° | 522 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pewee Knob | SE 145° | 512 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bake Oven Knob | N 7° | 505 m | 5.8 mi |
| Plummer Knob | SE 143° | 505 m | 19.2 mi |
- 17.5 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 23.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mannington Fairgrounds: 0.6 mi
- Mannington Middle Park: 0.6 mi
- Huey Park: 1.1 mi
- Farmington Park: 5.1 mi
- Idamay Park Field: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 35
- Bake Oven Knob: 5.8 mi
- Odell Knob: 6.3 mi
- Catherines Knob: 9.3 mi
- Devines Knob: 10.5 mi
- Efaw Knob: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- WV Counties Monument: 9.7 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 10.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Border Heroine: 17.4 mi
Museums: 7
- West Augusta Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Bice-Ferguson Museum: 9.6 mi
- Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 10.1 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Telephone Museum: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 15.6 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 16.8 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Core Arboretum: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- Don Knotts: 21.8 mi
- From The Mountain: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Cliff: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Little Falls: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mannington 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
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- Bridgeport · 17 mi
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