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Scott Field

Scott Field from directly overhead

Scott Field is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is New Era One Room School, a museum 0.7 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 0.3 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.17730, -81.52485

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 60
Peaks: 43
Museums: 16
  • New Era One Room School: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 6.4 mi
  • Oil & Gas Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Belpre Historical Society: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 3.4 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 3.4 mi
  • West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
  • Washington Interstate 77 NB: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scott Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobSE 133°406 m16.6 mi
Buzzard RocksENE 67°388 m14.7 mi
Mount BeulahSE 138°371 m24.9 mi
Weed KnobS 176°363 m18.0 mi
Mail Point HillS 181°348 m10.0 mi
Smith KnobS 183°348 m15.8 mi
Rose HillSSE 148°348 m21.9 mi
Ball KnobSE 145°342 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:38
June solstice06:0120:1620:56
September equinox07:1418:5019:25
December solstice07:4316:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543556472767569564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.74.54.94.63.73.23.02.83.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 7 mi away.

  • Monarch14 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail10 obs
  • Spicebush Swallowtail8 obs
  • American Toad8 obs
  • North American Luna Moth7 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee7 obs
  • Zebra Swallowtail6 obs
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356526101

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