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Poore Hill

Poore Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poore Hill rises to 212 m in West Virginia. Blue Knob stands 420 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanivista Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31475130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
212 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42731, -82.21431

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kiwanivista Park: 1.0 mi
  • Barboursville Skate Park: 4.4 mi
  • April Dawn Park: 4.5 mi
  • Nancy Cartmill Gardens: 4.5 mi
  • Jarel Sargent Park: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 58
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 28
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • John Marshall: 11.7 mi
  • The Marshall Beech Tree: 11.7 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 11.1 mi
  • C&O 1308: 14.3 mi
  • Indian Rock: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobSE 144°420 m24.1 mi
Buck KnobSE 132°412 m22.2 mi
Cove KnobS 183°410 m24.2 mi
Buck KnobSSW 201°382 m20.8 mi
Turkeycamp KnobSSW 197°380 m17.1 mi
Stowers KnobSSE 150°378 m15.9 mi
Mays KnobSSW 199°374 m15.8 mi
Flag KnobS 181°368 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0620:1720:57
September equinox07:1718:5319:28
December solstice07:4316:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947586674787670584740
Precip in3.43.34.23.84.84.15.74.53.42.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PEA Ridge PSD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356536597

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