- Elevation, modelled
- 523 m
- Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
- Walnut Knob1,049 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 37.9158, -81.1335
Brownsea Island is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 523 m. Walnut Knob stands 1,049 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is WP Point, a park 0.5 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Brownsea Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Knob | E 94° | 1,049 m | 10.3 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | SE 145° | 1,040 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ford Knob | E 89° | 1,026 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pond Knob | W 264° | 1,011 m | 16.2 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | W 262° | 1,009 m | 15.3 mi |
| Buster Knob | E 79° | 997 m | 16.9 mi |
| Beelick Knob | ESE 104° | 991 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | WNW 283° | 989 m | 9.8 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 13.4 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 4 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 14 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Justice Heights: 0.5 mi
- Thrasher Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Garden Ground Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Packs Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Swell Knob: 3.7 mi
Parks: 57
- WP Point: 0.5 mi
- Perry Park: 0.5 mi
- Graney Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Collins Park: 4.0 mi
- Historic Lewis House: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Dowdy Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 10.4 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 10.4 mi
- Fern Point Area: 10.4 mi
- Endless Wall: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Walter Scott's statue: 0.5 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 4.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 5.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- The Canopy: 1.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 2.3 mi
- Ship Rock: 9.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 11.2 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 14.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 9.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 9.7 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 9.8 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 21.3 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Sandstone Falls: 16.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 16.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 16.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Needleseye Park: 4.5 mi
- Grandview: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Brooks Falls: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 4 mi away.
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