- Elevation, modelled
- 236 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Piney Knob603 m · 20.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Midland Trail10.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2693, -81.7994
Forks of Coal Recreational Area is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 236 m. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tornado Single Trax, a park 4.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 11 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forks of Coal Recreational Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Knob | SSW 197° | 603 m | 20.7 mi |
| Workman Knob | S 175° | 599 m | 14.8 mi |
| Brushy Point | S 189° | 545 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bee Mountain | ESE 119° | 530 m | 11.5 mi |
| Godby Knob | SSW 204° | 523 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Desert | E 86° | 491 m | 23.0 mi |
| Malden Mountain | E 88° | 455 m | 14.7 mi |
| Blue Knob | SW 224° | 420 m | 11.8 mi |
- 10.9 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Tornado Single Trax: 4.3 mi
- Bible Center Bicycle Park: 4.9 mi
- Meadowood Park: 5.4 mi
- Hilbert Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 7.1 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.7 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Coal Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Bee Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 9.9 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 10.6 mi
- State Capitol: 10.6 mi
- World War 2: 10.6 mi
- The Block: 10.7 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 10.1 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 10.8 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 10.9 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 11.1 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 11.1 mi
- Burial Atendants: 8.9 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 11.1 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 11.2 mi
- Women's Soldier: 11.2 mi
- Governor's Garden: 11.0 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Wedding Garden: 14.7 mi
- Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 9.7 mi
- Skyline Drive: 13.3 mi
- Grotto: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charleston WFO, 8 mi away.
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