Buzzard Rocks
Buzzard Rocks rises to 388 m in West Virginia. Owlshead stands 434 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Island disaster memorial, a historic site 7.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.9 miles off. 208 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31521389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 388 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 7.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
208 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Island disaster memorial: 7.5 mi
- William Lowther Memorial Flag: 13.7 mi
- Lest We Forget Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 13.8 mi
- The Marietta College Ambulance Unit: 14.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Marietta Township Park: 10.2 mi
- Hughes River Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Reynolds Mound: 11.8 mi
- Gunlock Park: 12.4 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Red Hill: 10.7 mi
- Kinderhook Hill: 10.9 mi
- Vesper Knoll: 11.1 mi
- Ferguson Hill: 11.6 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit: 11.9 mi
- Veterans Museum: 13.7 mi
- New Era One Room School: 14.1 mi
- Childrens Toy & Doll Museum;Childrens Toy and Doll Museum: 14.3 mi
- Cawley and Peoples Mortuary Museum: 14.7 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 8.9 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 13.9 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 14.2 mi
- Putnam Mascot Carving: 14.2 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 14.2 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 14.0 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 14.3 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 14.4 mi
- Oakland: 14.5 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 14.6 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 14.9 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 14.9 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 17.1 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 15.8 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 17.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 17.3 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 13.2 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 13.8 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 16.3 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 16.6 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Quincy Park: 15.0 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owlshead | NE 54° | 434 m | 20.8 mi |
| Ruble Knob | S 185° | 406 m | 17.3 mi |
| Cabbage Knob | SSE 149° | 390 m | 23.0 mi |
| King Knob | SE 128° | 386 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kite Knob | SSE 152° | 378 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mount Beulah | S 173° | 371 m | 24.7 mi |
| Barnes Knob | SSE 146° | 368 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mail Point Hill | SW 221° | 348 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524739
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