- Elevation, modelled
- 583 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Pharis Knob1,410 m · 17.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9222, -79.8651
Riverbend Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 583 m. Pharis Knob stands 1,410 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Park & Skatepark, a park 0.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Riverbend Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharis Knob | SE 134° | 1,410 m | 17.9 mi |
| Job Knob | ESE 101° | 1,353 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | S 177° | 1,351 m | 21.2 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | E 96° | 1,348 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cunningham Knob | SE 144° | 1,339 m | 18.7 mi |
| Yokum Knob | SE 138° | 1,301 m | 18.1 mi |
| Haines Knob | ESE 104° | 1,299 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hutton Knob | S 188° | 1,291 m | 19.6 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 4.7 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 20.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 24.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kelley Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bearlick Knob: 6.4 mi
- Chenoweth Knob: 6.7 mi
- Childers Knob: 6.8 mi
- Hawflat Knob: 6.9 mi
Parks: 46
- Glendale Park & Skatepark: 0.2 mi
- Bluegrass Park: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- College Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Elkins City Park: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- High Falls: 11.4 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 21.4 mi
- Small waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 22.0 mi
- Douglas Falls: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Elkins Roundhouse: 0.7 mi
- Wilson Monument: 2.8 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 20.3 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 21.2 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 22.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Pat Spring: 8.4 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 9.1 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 9.4 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 11.0 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 0.8 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gertrude: 18.0 mi
- Mill Run: 18.3 mi
- Stringtown: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- Maniac Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 23.4 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 20.6 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 23.3 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 1.0 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Raven Rocks: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins- Randolph CO AP, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 20 mi
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