Saint Markellas Park
Saint Markellas Park is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 264 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Marilla Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 264 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marilla Park: 1.0 mi
- Paul Preserve: 1.2 mi
- South Park Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Whitemoore Park: 1.2 mi
- Woodburn Playground: 1.3 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 1.8 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Price Hill: 3.8 mi
- Chisler Knob: 5.8 mi
- Reed Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Watts Museum: 3.2 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 11.2 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 14.3 mi
- Telephone Museum: 14.4 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- Farm House Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Metal Shack: 5.9 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 1.9 mi
- Core Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 7.1 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Climbing: 5.2 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 5.2 mi
- Climbing: 5.5 mi
- Riverside Spot: 5.7 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 11.0 mi
- Don Knotts: 1.7 mi
- From The Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 11.3 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 20.8 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 22.7 mi
- The Cliff: 17.9 mi
- White Rocks: 19.0 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 23.9 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 24.1 mi
- Little Falls: 5.6 mi
- Matador Falls: 9.4 mi
- Watering Trough: 22.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Markellas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 110° | 960 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | E 100° | 944 m | 22.7 mi |
| Fike Hill | E 97° | 943 m | 23.2 mi |
| Whites Knob | E 99° | 899 m | 24.9 mi |
| Devies Mountain | NE 52° | 839 m | 13.5 mi |
| Fulton Knob | NE 41° | 804 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pigeon Knob | E 89° | 765 m | 24.0 mi |
| Evans Hill | E 80° | 763 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
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 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown L&D, 2 mi away.
- American Robin145 obs
- Canada Goose106 obs
- Huron Skipper93 obs
- Mallard83 obs
- red deadnettle82 obs
- Northern Cardinal78 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle75 obs
- Monarch66 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/356521187
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