Wheeling Historic District
Wheeling Historic District is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 200 m. Culley Hill stands 475 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is B&O Railroad, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - West Virginia passes 0.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 200 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 0.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 1.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 3.4 mi off the Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Suicide Hill · 1 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 21 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Kiedaisch Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Centre Market Square Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Wheeling Heritage Port: 0.4 mi
- Wheeling Heritage Port Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Center Wheeling Basketball Court: 0.5 mi
- 25th Street Park: 0.5 mi
- B&O Railroad: 0.1 mi
- West Virginia Independence Hall: 0.1 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Walter Reuther Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Augustus Pollack Monument: 0.3 mi
- Hawthorn Hill: 7.8 mi
- Horsemill Hill: 9.8 mi
- Clark Hill: 13.0 mi
- Galloway Knob: 13.6 mi
- Sampson Hill: 14.7 mi
- Bennett Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- West Virginia Independence Hall: 0.1 mi
- Sedgwick House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 2.6 mi
- National Imperial Glass Museum: 3.5 mi
- Francis Pierpont: 0.1 mi
- Tortoise: 0.4 mi
- Heron: 0.4 mi
- Bobo the Elephant: 0.4 mi
- Mingo Statue: 1.1 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Upper Twin Island: 5.0 mi
- Grand Vue Park: 8.3 mi
- Sunfish Creek State Forest: 18.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Clarington 254 Park: 22.8 mi
- Farm 18: 0.5 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 0.5 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 0.5 mi
- REACH Garden: 9.7 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 0.5 mi
- West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours: 10.2 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 11.6 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Belmont - I-70 West Bound Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Belmont - I-70 East Bound Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Horsemans Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Raven Rocks Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wheeling Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culley Hill | SSE 153° | 475 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mosier Hill | E 80° | 457 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sampson Hill | E 84° | 454 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | SSE 150° | 453 m | 19.7 mi |
| Riggs Knob | S 187° | 435 m | 14.9 mi |
| Garrett Hill | ENE 62° | 420 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chapel Hill | WSW 256° | 415 m | 14.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | WNW 283° | 414 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:18 | 17:01 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wheeling, under a mile away.
- Canada Goose12 obs
- Groundhog10 obs
- Mallard9 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug9 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly9 obs
- tree-of-heaven8 obs
- moth mullein8 obs
- Rainbow Darter7 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/356533323
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