Murphy Park
Murphy Park is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert Woofter Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 5.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 12.2 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albert Woofter Park: 0.1 mi
- Point Park: 0.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Nemesis Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Boreman Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 0.3 mi
- Belpre and The Ohio River: 1.4 mi
- Devol’s Floating Mill: 1.5 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 2.0 mi
- Putnam Family Library / Belpre Farmers' Library: 2.1 mi
- Mount Logan: 0.3 mi
- Scoby Knob: 4.8 mi
- Red Hill: 5.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 8.1 mi
- Saddle Back Knob: 8.2 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 0.1 mi
- Oil & Gas Museum: 0.2 mi
- Belpre Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum: 1.1 mi
- Blennerhassett Mansion: 1.8 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 1.9 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 7.2 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 11.7 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 11.8 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 11.8 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 4.7 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 12.6 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 14.7 mi
- Oakland: 1.3 mi
- 3301: 11.6 mi
- C2473: 11.6 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 11.6 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 12.0 mi
- mary's garden: 4.5 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 11.5 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 11.7 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 9.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 9.4 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 14.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Stony Point: 21.2 mi
- Quincy Park: 0.8 mi
- Flora: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Murphy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | SE 141° | 406 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | E 91° | 388 m | 15.8 mi |
| Weed Knob | S 172° | 363 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | S 173° | 348 m | 16.2 mi |
| Smith Knob | S 176° | 348 m | 21.9 mi |
| Balls Knob | S 185° | 339 m | 21.7 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | ENE 60° | 338 m | 21.0 mi |
| Jephany Knob | SSE 151° | 336 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 1 mi away.
- Asian Lady Beetle31 obs
- American Robin15 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly11 obs
- Zebra Swallowtail10 obs
- Northern Cardinal9 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Rock Pigeon7 obs
- Common Box Turtle7 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 node/356526062
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