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Parker Hill

Parker Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Parker Hill rises to 290 m in West Virginia. Garnes Knob stands 365 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area, a park 5.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31463514, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63592, -81.99903

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
  • Eleanor Town Park: 7.8 mi
  • K H Butler Ohio River Access: 9.6 mi
  • Hometown Park: 10.6 mi
  • Volley Ball Park: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 23
Artworks: 7
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
  • Battle of Point Pleasant Monument: 16.0 mi
  • Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque: 16.3 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 22.3 mi
  • Sergeant Danny C. Hayes Memorial: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Indian Rock: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garnes KnobE 82°365 m17.3 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 169°354 m20.3 mi
Porter KnobSSW 204°344 m20.9 mi
Tyler MountainSE 138°334 m21.4 mi
Signal KnobSSW 194°331 m13.6 mi
Fisher KnobE 100°331 m15.5 mi
Hall KnobENE 68°331 m17.0 mi
Coal MountainSSE 162°325 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0420:1720:57
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:4316:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340526270737266544234
Precip in3.23.04.33.64.54.55.24.24.52.83.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southside 3 NNW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555307 — Parker Hill, Putnam County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525156

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