- Elevation, modelled
- 458 m
- Tallest summit within 20.9 miles
- Buck Knob1,056 m · 19.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.1192, -81.0853
The Fields is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 458 m. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of The Fields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | ESE 102° | 1,056 m | 19.6 mi |
| Myles Knob | ESE 123° | 1,054 m | 18.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSE 153° | 1,049 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ford Knob | SE 138° | 1,026 m | 18.5 mi |
| Beargarden Knob | ESE 108° | 1,008 m | 18.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 133° | 1,008 m | 20.5 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 106° | 1,005 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sims Mountain | SE 127° | 999 m | 20.8 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 0.8 mi off the Midland TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 2 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 2 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Harvey Knob: 0.7 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bearwallow Knob: 4.9 mi
- Cotton Hill: 5.1 mi
- Big Rock: 6.1 mi
Parks: 57
- Ansted Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 2.0 mi
- Janutola Park: 4.2 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 4.4 mi
- B. Rhinehart Park: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Sandstonia: 1.4 mi
- Kingfish: 1.5 mi
- Ameless Wall: 1.6 mi
- Little Head Wall: 1.7 mi
- Headless Wall: 1.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Kay Moor: 5.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 5.3 mi
- Nuttallburg: 5.4 mi
- Thurmond: 10.9 mi
- Greenwood: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Coal Miner Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 10.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 11.0 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.7 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- The Mystery Hole: 3.0 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 3.4 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 7.1 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 12.5 mi
- The Canopy: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cathedral Falls: 5.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Needleseye Park: 9.8 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 15.2 mi
- Grandview: 19.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 23.9 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 23.9 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 13.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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