Cass Historical District
Cass Historical District is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 757 m. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 757 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 11.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 11.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 14 mi
- Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peters Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Upper Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Lower Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.6 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 0.2 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 2.0 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 3.7 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Widney Park: 11.9 mi
- Cass: 0.1 mi
- Boiler House: 0.4 mi
- Powerhouse: 0.4 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 12.4 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.3 mi
- Bolar Spring: 18.1 mi
- Locust Spring: 19.7 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 22.0 mi
- Blowing Springs: 22.6 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 5.8 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 18.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 23.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.5 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 21.4 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 23.2 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 23.6 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 18.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.6 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 23.8 mi
- Locust Springs: 19.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 23.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Byrd Point: 23.3 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 7.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Cass Historical District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 268° | 1,481 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,481 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 347° | 1,476 m | 3.6 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | NW 319° | 1,457 m | 6.7 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | WSW 249° | 1,434 m | 13.8 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NNW 337° | 1,433 m | 7.5 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NNW 345° | 1,432 m | 10.0 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,428 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee10 obs
- common milkweed8 obs
- Wingstem7 obs
- White-tailed Deer6 obs
- garlic mustard6 obs
- poison hemlock5 obs
- moth mullein5 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356535785
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