- Elevation, modelled
- 544 m
- Tallest summit within 9.1 miles
- Kile Knob1,395 m · 7.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike20.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6059, -79.3524
Thorn Spring Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 544 m. Kile Knob stands 1,395 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 20 miles off.
- Operated by
- Franklin Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Thorn Spring Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kile Knob | W 276° | 1,395 m | 7.0 mi |
| Panther Knob | WSW 249° | 1,371 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pike Knob | NW 313° | 1,308 m | 6.3 mi |
| Harmon Rocks | NNW 336° | 1,243 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ruleman Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,233 m | 6.3 mi |
| Simmons Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,121 m | 7.9 mi |
| Castle Knob | W 279° | 1,058 m | 4.7 mi |
| Socrates Mountain | E 99° | 1,032 m | 3.4 mi |
- 20.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 20.8 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 26.0 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 27.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cave Knob: 0.8 mi
- Neds Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Propst Knob: 1.6 mi
- Flint Knob: 1.6 mi
- Entry Mountain: 1.8 mi
Parks: 23
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Franklin Town Park: 3.0 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Ruddle Park: 9.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 11.5 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hall Spring: 13.1 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 14.7 mi
- Sand Spring: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Raven Rocks: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.5 mi
- Southern Pillar: 15.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Treasure Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 11.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 14.3 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.0 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 13.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 20.3 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 20.5 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Locust Springs: 15.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 18.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.7 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 15.8 mi
- Sites Homestead: 15.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 18.2 mi
- Highland County Museum: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 14.0 mi
- Small waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Smoke Hole: 17.8 mi
- Gertrude: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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