West Virginia Botanic Garden
West Virginia Botanic Garden is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 403 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is WV Botanic Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 403 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 19 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 28 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- WV Botanic Garden: 0.1 mi
- Paul Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Mount Sarver Ball Field: 3.6 mi
- Saint Markellas Park: 3.7 mi
- Marilla Park: 3.8 mi
- Reed Hill: 2.5 mi
- Coopers Rock Overlook: 2.7 mi
- Raven Rock: 3.6 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 5.4 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 6.8 mi
- Farm House Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Metal Shack: 2.5 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 6.4 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Watts Museum: 5.9 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 10.8 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Telephone Museum: 17.8 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 4.3 mi
- Core Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 10.7 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 1.5 mi
- Climbing: 1.6 mi
- Climbing: 1.8 mi
- Riverside Spot: 2.0 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 10.5 mi
- Don Knotts: 4.8 mi
- From The Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 10.9 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 17.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 20.3 mi
- White Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 18.1 mi
- The Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 21.1 mi
- Matador Falls: 6.2 mi
- Little Falls: 8.9 mi
- Blooming Rose: 22.8 mi
- Kendall: 23.9 mi
- Watering Trough: 19.3 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.8 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of West Virginia Botanic Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 116° | 960 m | 19.8 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | ESE 116° | 946 m | 22.4 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | ESE 104° | 944 m | 19.4 mi |
| Fike Hill | ESE 101° | 943 m | 19.8 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SE 136° | 927 m | 24.5 mi |
| Lewis Knob | ESE 108° | 905 m | 22.2 mi |
| Whites Knob | ESE 103° | 899 m | 21.6 mi |
| Piney Mountain | ESE 104° | 854 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:16 | 16:59 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown Muni AP, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Newt109 obs
- fan clubmoss54 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander51 obs
- mountain laurel43 obs
- Ghost Pipe41 obs
- eastern hemlock38 obs
- American beech38 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail38 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356538777
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to West Virginia Botanic Garden.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.