Park · West Virginia

Cheat Lake Park

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Elevation, modelled: 269 m
Tallest summit within 24.2 miles: Gregg Knob960 m · 21.7 mi
Nearest byway: Old Route 7 Byway7.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:51local time
Coordinates: 39.7060, -79.8425

Cheat Lake Park from directly overhead

Cheat Lake Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 269 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Run Nature Viewing and Fishing Access Site, a park 0.9 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Cheat Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gregg Knob	SE 131°	960 m	21.7 mi
Snaggy Mountain	SE 129°	946 m	24.2 mi
Pine Swamp Knob	ESE 120°	944 m	20.3 mi
Fike Hill	ESE 117°	943 m	20.4 mi
Lewis Knob	ESE 122°	905 m	23.4 mi
Whites Knob	ESE 117°	899 m	22.3 mi
Devies Mountain	ENE 71°	839 m	6.1 mi
Sugarloaf Knob	ENE 67°	812.3 m	21.8 mi

On the road

7.0 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
11.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
13.7 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
19.5 mi off the Cheat River Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Tower Run Nature Viewing and Fishing Access Site: 0.9 mi
Baker's Ridge Park: 5.2 mi
WV Botanic Garden: 5.5 mi
West Virginia Botanic Garden: 5.5 mi
Riverside Park: 5.9 mi

Peaks

Historic sites20

Farm House Ruins: 6.5 mi
Metal Shack: 6.5 mi
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
Monongalia County War Memorial: 8.6 mi
Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 11.2 mi

Museums18

Albert Gallatin House: 6.7 mi
Watts Museum: 8.1 mi
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 9.4 mi
Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 15.5 mi
Mt. Washington Tavern: 15.6 mi

Attractions9

Nature reserves8

Falling Run Greenspace: 7.2 mi
Core Arboretum: 8.4 mi
Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 13.8 mi
Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.7 mi

Artworks7

Albert Gallatin Statue: 6.8 mi
From The Mountain: 7.5 mi
Don Knotts: 7.9 mi
Metal Sculpture: 13.3 mi
Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 14.9 mi

Cliffs6

White Rocks: 11.0 mi
Cabin Rocks: 12.9 mi
Jumonville Rocks: 16.0 mi
Jumonville Glen: 16.1 mi
The Cliff: 21.1 mi

Waterfalls5

Matador Falls: 9.0 mi
Little Falls: 13.5 mi
Cucumber Falls: 21.1 mi
Ohiopyle Falls: 21.6 mi
Sugar Run Falls: 23.2 mi

Rest areas2

Watering Trough: 14.3 mi
Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 24.9 mi

Picnic sites2

Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Blooming Rose: 21.7 mi
Kendall: 23.2 mi

Springs1

Cool Spring: 16.6 mi

Gardens1

The Chateau Gardens: 16.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:56	19:32
June solstice	05:52	20:11	20:51
September equinox	07:08	18:43	19:18
December solstice	07:38	16:16	16:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	30	32	40	51	62	70	74	72	65	53	42	34
Precip in	3.2	2.7	3.7	3.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	3.9	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Lynn, 1 mi away.

Sources

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