Plummer Field
Plummer Field is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 203 m. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mazeroski Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 203 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 2.2 mi off the Jefferson County Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 10.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Highland Hills Overlook · 11 mi
- Suicide Hill · 11 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mazeroski Park: 2.2 mi
- Warren Township Park: 3.8 mi
- West Liberty Town Park: 4.6 mi
- Wellsburg Wharf: 4.7 mi
- New Alexandria Park: 5.4 mi
- George Washington: 8.0 mi
- Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House: 9.3 mi
- Josiah Fox: 9.3 mi
- St. Michael Statue: 9.5 mi
- Aetnaville Public School: 9.7 mi
- Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 4.8 mi
- Oglebay Mansion Museum: 7.5 mi
- Sedgwick House Museum: 8.5 mi
- Steubenville Visitors Center: 10.5 mi
- West Virginia Independence Hall: 10.6 mi
- Mechling Hill: 11.6 mi
- Backbone Ridge: 13.1 mi
- Norton Hill: 13.7 mi
- Sampson Hill: 14.2 mi
- Mosier Hill: 15.6 mi
- Potter Spring: 8.0 mi
- McColloch’s Leap Monument: 9.6 mi
- Mingo Statue: 9.6 mi
- Bobo the Elephant: 10.4 mi
- Tortoise: 10.4 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Upper Twin Island: 5.8 mi
- Quaker Ridge Arboretum & Nature Trails: 14.3 mi
- Camp Knee-Bow: 16.3 mi
- Indian Rock Park: 17.7 mi
- Kaul Wildlife Area: 18.7 mi
- REACH Garden: 4.6 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 10.2 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 10.3 mi
- Farm 18: 10.6 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 17.8 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 10.5 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 10.8 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
- West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours: 20.8 mi
- Horsemans Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 24.2 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
- Warriors Point: 18.8 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.2 mi
- Belmont - I-70 West Bound Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Belmont - I-70 East Bound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plummer Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosier Hill | ESE 118° | 457 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sampson Hill | SE 127° | 454 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Wheeler | ESE 104° | 450 m | 22.8 mi |
| Quakers Knob | NE 55° | 443 m | 16.0 mi |
| Garrett Hill | E 87° | 420 m | 17.8 mi |
| Chapel Hill | SW 232° | 415 m | 22.5 mi |
| Clark Hill | WSW 246° | 414 m | 17.5 mi |
| Galloway Knob | SW 230° | 414 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:17 | 17:01 |
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 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheeling Ohio CO AP, 3 mi away.
- Great Spangled Fritillary6 obs
- Long-tailed Duck3 obs
- common pawpaw3 obs
- Bald Eagle2 obs
- Big Brown Bat2 obs
- Eastern Red Bat2 obs
- Green Heron1 obs
- Tundra Swan1 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/356520336
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- Washington · 22 mi
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