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Airport Hill

Airport Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Airport Hill rises to 798 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Wellness Center, a park 2.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31462661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
798 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.23818, -80.05784

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
Historic sites: 6
  • T. M. Cheeks: 9.5 mi
  • Hillsboro: 10.7 mi
  • Cass: 13.3 mi
  • Boiler House: 13.7 mi
  • Powerhouse: 13.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Locust Creek Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 14.8 mi
  • Grose Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 19.0 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Airport Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkNNE 18°1,481 m11.4 mi
Red Spruce KnobNW 320°1,434 m8.0 mi
Red Lick MountainNW 324°1,428 m6.6 mi
Big Spruce KnobWNW 282°1,419 m8.2 mi
Black MountainW 269°1,403 m9.8 mi
Gauley MountainNNW 332°1,397 m12.3 mi
Gay KnobN 353°1,386 m5.5 mi
Tea Creek MountainNW 321°1,385 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:32
June solstice05:5820:0820:48
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2317:04

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475663676660493830
Precip in3.63.24.13.94.83.84.43.93.52.93.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlinton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523122

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