- Elevation, modelled
- 501 m
- Tallest summit within 20.0 miles
- Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Northwestern Turnpike13.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0966, -79.6727
Mill Race is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 501 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Nursery Bottom, a park 0.3 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Mill Race. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | SE 135° | 1,452 m | 16.4 mi |
| Green Knob | SE 138° | 1,424 m | 18.3 mi |
| Haystack Knob | SE 136° | 1,376 m | 18.3 mi |
| Weiss Knob | ESE 119° | 1,359 m | 14.8 mi |
| Job Knob | SSE 153° | 1,353 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,348 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 115° | 1,332 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,331 m | 15.0 mi |
- 13.6 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 14.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 15.4 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turkey Knob: 0.9 mi
- Skier's hillock: 1.6 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.7 mi
- McGowan Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Polecat Knob: 4.4 mi
Parks: 41
- Nursery Bottom: 0.3 mi
- River City Park: 0.6 mi
- Fernow Experimental Forest: 2.9 mi
- Blackwater Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- St George Park: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Douglas Falls: 8.4 mi
- Albert Falls: 8.5 mi
- Elakala Falls: 9.3 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 10.2 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Historic Coke Ovens: 8.7 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 8.8 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 15.3 mi
- Wilson Monument: 17.5 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 19.8 mi
Museums: 6
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Generation Museum: 17.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 20.2 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Sites Homestead: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Harlan Irons Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 12.4 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 13.8 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 15.2 mi
- Pat Spring: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Lower Slabs: 24.4 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Southern Pillar: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Mill Run: 8.8 mi
- Kempton: 12.6 mi
- Stringtown: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 13.2 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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