Butcher Hill
Butcher Hill rises to 278 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McKusic Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 0.5 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Butcher Hill is a summit in Wood County, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 912 feet (278 m), Butcher Hill is the 932nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. The hill has the name of the local Butcher family of pioneer settlers.
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Wikidata Q31520712, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 1.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 9.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Scott Field: 3.0 mi
- Southwood Park: 6.4 mi
- Corning Park: 7.0 mi
- Fort Neal Park: 7.5 mi
- City Park: 7.6 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 7.7 mi
- William Lowther Memorial Flag: 7.7 mi
- Lest We Forget Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth: 8.4 mi
- McKusic Hill: 2.0 mi
- Red Hill: 5.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 5.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.0 mi
- Elizabeth Hill: 6.8 mi
- New Era One Room School: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Museum: 7.4 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 8.3 mi
- Oil & Gas Museum: 8.3 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 8.4 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 5.2 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 7.6 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 16.6 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 16.7 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 16.7 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 10.8 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 16.8 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 19.7 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 19.8 mi
- mary's garden: 11.5 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 16.5 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 16.7 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Oakland: 7.5 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 16.8 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 17.2 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 17.3 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 20.0 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 5.0 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 5.0 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 19.5 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Stony Point: 23.0 mi
- Quincy Park: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | SE 140° | 406 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SE 141° | 393 m | 23.6 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | ENE 59° | 388 m | 12.3 mi |
| King Knob | E 98° | 386 m | 22.4 mi |
| Palsor Knob | SE 144° | 380 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Beulah | SE 143° | 371 m | 22.7 mi |
| Weed Knob | S 186° | 363 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | SSW 199° | 348 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parkersburg, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524737
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