Marshall County Fairgrounds
Marshall County Fairgrounds is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 196 m. Honsocker Knob stands 493 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Fork City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 196 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 10.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Suicide Hill · 10 mi
- Kiedaisch Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valley Fork City Park: 0.4 mi
- East End Park: 0.5 mi
- Grave Creek Mound State Park: 0.9 mi
- Moundsville Riverfront Park: 1.2 mi
- Methodist Park: 1.3 mi
- Riggs Knob: 4.8 mi
- Horsemill Hill: 5.0 mi
- Hawthorn Hill: 6.4 mi
- Kanzigg Hill: 9.4 mi
- Shepherd Hill: 10.2 mi
- Palace of Gold: 7.4 mi
- Carriage House: 10.1 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 10.2 mi
- B&O Railroad: 10.3 mi
- West Virginia Independence Hall: 10.3 mi
- Delf Norona Museum: 0.8 mi
- Fostoria Glass Museum: 0.9 mi
- National Imperial Glass Museum: 6.9 mi
- Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 7.8 mi
- Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum: 9.4 mi
- Grand Vue Park: 1.9 mi
- Sunfish Creek State Forest: 9.2 mi
- Clarington 254 Park: 13.6 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Upper Twin Island: 15.2 mi
- Rothenbuhler Woods Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Francis Pierpont: 10.3 mi
- Heron: 10.6 mi
- Tortoise: 10.6 mi
- Bobo the Elephant: 10.6 mi
- Mingo Statue: 11.3 mi
- West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours: 0.7 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 10.2 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 17.6 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Farm 18: 10.2 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 10.5 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 10.7 mi
- REACH Garden: 18.6 mi
- Raven Rocks Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lower Piatt Falls: 20.0 mi
- Upper Piatt Falls: 20.0 mi
- Belmont - I-70 West Bound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Belmont - I-70 East Bound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Horsemans Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Glenn Rocks: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marshall County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honsocker Knob | SE 131° | 493 m | 22.6 mi |
| Lough Knob | SE 137° | 484 m | 19.8 mi |
| Culley Hill | SE 129° | 475 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mosier Hill | NE 53° | 457 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sampson Hill | NE 52° | 454 m | 19.0 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | ESE 124° | 453 m | 12.3 mi |
| Riggs Knob | SSW 197° | 435 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Jacobs | SSW 193° | 421 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moundsville, 2 mi away.
- Wild Turkey12 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
- Blue Jay7 obs
- Northern Cardinal7 obs
- turkey-tail7 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly7 obs
- Mourning Dove6 obs
- Red-bellied Woodpecker6 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 way/837990653
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