- Elevation, modelled
- 500 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Beech Knob1,261 m · 18.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Midland Trail8.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2237, -80.9079
Summersville Lake Recreation Area is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 500 m. Beech Knob stands 1,261 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Summersville Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Knob | ESE 115° | 1,261 m | 18.2 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ESE 114° | 1,255 m | 18.5 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | ESE 119° | 1,223 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | ESE 122° | 1,208 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pollock Knob | SE 130° | 1,187 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | SE 138° | 1,160 m | 19.0 mi |
| Brier Knob | SE 131° | 1,136 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sumac Knob | SE 133° | 1,134 m | 17.3 mi |
- 8.7 mi off the Midland TrailNational
- 8.7 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 20.3 mi off the Highland Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 14 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 14 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fowler Knob: 4.0 mi
- Lonetree Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Emanuel Hill: 4.9 mi
- Panther Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Fury Knob: 8.9 mi
- Whipporwill: 2.9 mi
- Whipporwill: 3.0 mi
- The Coliseum: 3.6 mi
- Gun Wall: 3.6 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 3.7 mi
- Nuttallburg: 14.0 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 14.0 mi
- Kay Moor: 14.8 mi
- McClung: 16.2 mi
- Bryant: 16.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 3.3 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 14.0 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 14.4 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 17.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 20.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.5 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.9 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 20.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 3.2 mi
- Needleseye Park: 20.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, under a mile away.
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