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Shanks Roadside Park

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Elevation
352 m
Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
Short Mountain874 m · 15.4 mi
Nearest byway
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway16.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:46local time
Coordinates
39.3165, -78.6914
Shanks Roadside Park from directly overhead

Shanks Roadside Park is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded 352 m. Short Mountain stands 874 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Walker Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 16 miles off.

Elevation
352 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Shanks Roadside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainS 190°874 m15.4 mi
Bald KnobS 190°874 m15.4 mi
PinnacleSE 131°864 m18.2 mi
Nathaniel MountainSW 217°839 m9.2 mi
FairviewNW 312°823 m19.9 mi
Johnnies KnobSE 146°803 m19.6 mi
Piney MountainSSW 211°802 m8.2 mi
High KnobSW 234°796 m13.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 12
Springs: 9
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4920:0520:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3216:1316:55

Local time (America/New_York).

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