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Mechling Hill

Mechling Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Mechling Hill rises to 380 m in West Virginia. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is JC Williams Soccer Simplex, a park 2.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31719667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.35062, -80.53979

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • JC Williams Soccer Simplex: 2.3 mi
  • Follansbee Park: 3.0 mi
  • Fort Steuben Park: 3.9 mi
  • Weirton War Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Steubenville Steelworkers Memorial: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Weirton (WV) Steel Company Employees Honor Roll: 2.9 mi
  • Fort Steuben: 3.9 mi
  • George Washington: 4.2 mi
  • Tomb of the Unborn Child: 4.6 mi
  • Toronto World War I Monument: 8.5 mi
Museums: 21
  • Steubenville Visitors Center: 3.9 mi
  • Jefferson County Historical Association Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 6.8 mi
  • Pleasant Hill School House Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
  • Hancock County Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Potter Spring: 4.2 mi
  • St. Francis Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Christ the King Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Crucifix: 4.6 mi
  • Do Not Be Afraid: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 17
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Purgatory Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Fredericktown Falls: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rider's Ridge: 12.7 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Tiger Beach: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mechling Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosier HillSSE 156°457 m18.5 mi
Sampson HillSSE 165°454 m18.9 mi
Mount WheelerSE 134°450 m21.8 mi
Quakers KnobE 94°443 m6.8 mi
Round KnobNNW 343°433 m23.3 mi
Garrett HillSE 128°420 m14.5 mi
Hannas KnobESE 111°417 m20.4 mi
Stewart HillN 2°412 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:34
June solstice05:5320:1520:56
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4216:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069737165534233
Precip in3.52.53.23.74.34.94.03.53.83.43.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steubenville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525093

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