Wellsburg Wharf
Wellsburg Wharf is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Jefferson County Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 12.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Highland Hills Overlook · 6 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Suicide Hill · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.9 mi
- 15th Street Park: 1.7 mi
- New Alexandria Park: 3.4 mi
- Brooke Hills Park: 3.8 mi
- Aracoma Park: 4.2 mi
- George Washington: 3.5 mi
- Fort Steuben: 6.2 mi
- Tomb of the Unborn Child: 7.4 mi
- Weirton (WV) Steel Company Employees Honor Roll: 9.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 0.1 mi
- Steubenville Visitors Center: 6.2 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Association Museum: 7.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill School House Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Oglebay Mansion Museum: 11.8 mi
- Potter Spring: 3.5 mi
- The Alpha and the Omega: 7.4 mi
- Do Not Be Afraid: 7.5 mi
- Christ the King Statue: 7.5 mi
- Crucifix: 7.5 mi
- Mechling Hill: 6.9 mi
- Backbone Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Norton Hill: 11.1 mi
- Quakers Knob: 11.9 mi
- Taylors Hill: 12.3 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Upper Twin Island: 10.5 mi
- Camp Knee-Bow: 12.1 mi
- Quaker Ridge Arboretum & Nature Trails: 12.4 mi
- Indian Rock Park: 13.5 mi
- Kaul Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- REACH Garden: 7.3 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Toronto Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 14.8 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 14.9 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 15.5 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Urban Assault: 21.7 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 21.7 mi
- Warriors Point: 14.1 mi
- Point Pleasant: 16.8 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 19.5 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wellsburg Wharf. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosier Hill | SE 135° | 457 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sampson Hill | SE 145° | 454 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Wheeler | ESE 116° | 450 m | 21.8 mi |
| Quakers Knob | ENE 64° | 443 m | 11.9 mi |
| Garrett Hill | ESE 102° | 420 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hannas Knob | E 94° | 417 m | 23.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | WSW 238° | 414 m | 21.5 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNE 12° | 412 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheeling Ohio CO AP, 7 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly5 obs
- common milkweed4 obs
- common mugwort4 obs
- tree-of-heaven4 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle3 obs
- ground-ivy3 obs
- moth mullein3 obs
- Giant Leopard Moth3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1432619328
Day trips start here
- Washington · 20 mi
- Coraopolis · 29 mi
- Robinson Township · 29 mi
- Sewickley · 30 mi
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