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Kiwanivista Park

Kiwanivista Park from directly overhead

Kiwanivista Park is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Blue Knob stands 420 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Poore Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
188 m

What to expect

Operated by
Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41592, -82.22685

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barboursville Skate Park: 3.6 mi
  • Nancy Cartmill Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Barboursville City Park: 4.6 mi
  • April Dawn Park: 5.3 mi
  • Jarel Sargent Park: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 58
Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 28
  • Blue Star Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • John Marshall: 11.0 mi
  • The Marshall Beech Tree: 11.1 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 10.4 mi
  • C&O 1308: 13.6 mi
  • Indian Rock: 21.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kiwanivista Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobSE 141°420 m23.9 mi
Buck KnobSE 129°412 m22.2 mi
Cove KnobS 181°410 m23.4 mi
Buck KnobSSW 200°382 m19.8 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSSW 196°380 m16.1 mi
Stowers KnobSE 146°378 m15.6 mi
Mays KnobSSW 197°374 m14.8 mi
Flag KnobS 178°368 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0620:1720:57
September equinox07:1718:5319:28
December solstice07:4316:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787670584740
Precip in3.43.34.23.84.84.15.74.53.42.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PEA Ridge PSD, 4 mi away.

  • multiflora rose19 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle13 obs
  • box elder11 obs
  • Wingstem9 obs
  • Canada Goose7 obs
  • white clover7 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee7 obs
  • American pokeweed6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/481816881

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