Fort Hill
Fort Hill rises to 228 m in West Virginia. King Knob stands 412 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruble Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31584556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
How to reach it
- On the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 8.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 24.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruble Knob: 2.1 mi
- Ball Knob: 2.7 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 2.8 mi
- Dave Allen Point: 3.7 mi
- Rose Hill: 5.1 mi
- Coopers Park: 4.1 mi
- Grace Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Wells Lock Public Access Site: 7.2 mi
- Sportsman's Park: 7.6 mi
- Hughes River Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 7.1 mi
- New Era One Room School: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Museum: 22.8 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 23.7 mi
- Oil & Gas Museum: 23.8 mi
- Elizabeth: 7.1 mi
- William Lowther Memorial Flag: 23.1 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 23.1 mi
- Lest We Forget Memorial: 23.2 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 23.6 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 16.2 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 16.4 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 19.1 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 23.1 mi
- Chestnut Point: 22.1 mi
- Oakland: 23.0 mi
- Quincy Park: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Knob | NE 54° | 412 m | 22.0 mi |
| Ruble Knob | NNE 19° | 406 m | 2.1 mi |
| Desert Knob | SSE 155° | 400 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SE 131° | 393 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cabbage Knob | E 92° | 390 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | N 6° | 388 m | 19.4 mi |
| King Knob | NE 54° | 386 m | 17.0 mi |
| King Rocks | SSE 166° | 382 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524876
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