Wilson Playground
Wilson Playground is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Culley Hill stands 475 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McColloch’s Leap Monument, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - West Virginia runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 224 m
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
- 0.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 0.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 4.5 mi off the Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Suicide Hill · 1 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 20 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Kiedaisch Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Wheeling Historic District: 0.3 mi
- McConkey Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Triangle Park: 0.4 mi
- Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Wheeling Heritage Port Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- Fort Henry State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Aetnaville Public School: 0.7 mi
- Celtic Cross: 0.8 mi
- Augustus Pollack Monument: 0.9 mi
- Walter Reuther Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Hawthorn Hill: 8.6 mi
- Horsemill Hill: 10.7 mi
- Clark Hill: 12.6 mi
- Galloway Knob: 13.8 mi
- Sampson Hill: 14.8 mi
- West Virginia Independence Hall: 1.1 mi
- Bennett Memorial Museum: 1.3 mi
- Sedgwick House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Oglebay Mansion Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum: 3.6 mi
- McColloch’s Leap Monument: 0.1 mi
- Mingo Statue: 0.1 mi
- Bobo the Elephant: 0.8 mi
- Tortoise: 0.8 mi
- Heron: 0.8 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Upper Twin Island: 3.9 mi
- Grand Vue Park: 9.4 mi
- Sunfish Creek State Forest: 19.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.6 mi
- Quaker Ridge Arboretum & Nature Trails: 22.1 mi
- East Wheeling Community Park: 0.8 mi
- 14th Street Greenhouses: 1.0 mi
- Farm 18: 1.3 mi
- REACH Garden: 9.0 mi
- Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack: 1.2 mi
- West Virginia State Penitentiary Tours: 11.4 mi
- West Alexander Fairgrounds: 11.5 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Belmont - I-70 West Bound Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Belmont - I-70 East Bound Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Horsemans Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Raven Rocks Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culley Hill | SSE 154° | 475 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mosier Hill | E 84° | 457 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sampson Hill | E 88° | 454 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | SSE 151° | 453 m | 20.7 mi |
| Quakers Knob | NE 42° | 443 m | 24.6 mi |
| Riggs Knob | S 186° | 435 m | 16.1 mi |
| Garrett Hill | ENE 65° | 420 m | 23.4 mi |
| Chapel Hill | WSW 251° | 415 m | 15.1 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, 2 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly13 obs
- Canada Goose12 obs
- Mallard10 obs
- Spring Peeper10 obs
- Groundhog10 obs
- common pawpaw8 obs
- American Robin7 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug7 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/356533335
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- Washington · 26 mi
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