Nighcut Hill
Nighcut Hill rises to 315 m in West Virginia. Sugar Knob stands 513 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway runs past it.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
- On the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 9.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bell Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 4.1 mi
- Hog Knob: 4.2 mi
- Kite Knob: 4.2 mi
- Cabbage Knob: 5.0 mi
- Calhoun County Park: 5.0 mi
- Mount Zion Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Coopers Park: 6.4 mi
- Hersmans Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Grace Community Park: 13.0 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 13.9 mi
- Presidents Wall: 15.9 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 16.5 mi
- Elizabeth: 16.7 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 15.0 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 15.9 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 16.6 mi
- Chestnut Point: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Nighcut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Knob | SE 133° | 513 m | 23.5 mi |
| Teeny Knob | SSE 155° | 484 m | 18.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSE 157° | 481 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mule Knob | SSE 168° | 478 m | 16.8 mi |
| Locust Knob | E 97° | 477 m | 24.2 mi |
| Velvet Knob | S 169° | 460 m | 22.3 mi |
| Weedy Knob | S 180° | 447 m | 23.2 mi |
| Boar Knob | SE 141° | 440 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsville 1ese, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525133
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