- Elevation, modelled
- 723 m
- Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
- Huff Knob1,088 m · 12.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7675, -81.1785
Skimkins Street Playground is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 723 m. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
- Operated by
- Beckley Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Skimkins Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | SSE 164° | 1,088 m | 12.8 mi |
| Ivy Knob | W 275° | 1,083 m | 17.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,078 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | S 185° | 1,069 m | 17.8 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | S 174° | 1,049 m | 12.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NE 53° | 1,049 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 169° | 1,045 m | 12.0 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,040 m | 12.8 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 22.7 mi off the Midland TrailNational
- 25.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 15 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hecks Knob: 4.4 mi
- Shady Spring Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Batoff Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Lilly Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Round Knob: 6.2 mi
- Wood Park: 0.9 mi
- Shoemaker Square: 0.9 mi
- Temple St. Park: 1.0 mi
- The Park at East Park: 1.1 mi
- Lewis McManus Walking Trail: 1.2 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 20.9 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 20.9 mi
- Fern Point Area: 20.9 mi
- Endless Wall: 20.9 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 1.6 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 10.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 13.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 14.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 1.6 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 1.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 1.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 17.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.1 mi
- Ship Rock: 2.3 mi
- The Canopy: 11.3 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.4 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 21.7 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 24.7 mi
- Grandview: 8.2 mi
- Needleseye Park: 15.1 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 16.8 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 14.9 mi
- Brooks Falls: 16.0 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley VA Hospital, under a mile away.
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