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Tar Hill

Tar Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tar Hill rises to 290 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Balls Knob, a peak 3.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31546567, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90425, -81.60707

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Parks: 38
  • Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
  • Parsons Corner: 8.1 mi
  • Cedar Lakes Conference Center: 8.5 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 8.6 mi
  • Veterans Park: 8.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • Washington's Western Lands Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 15.9 mi
  • New Era One Room School: 19.5 mi
  • Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
  • Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruble KnobENE 66°406 m18.1 mi
Rattlesnake KnobE 90°393 m22.2 mi
Palsor KnobE 95°380 m21.9 mi
Vineyard KnobSE 140°378 m20.5 mi
Mount BeulahE 89°371 m21.0 mi
Keeley KnobSE 131°368 m23.5 mi
Garnes KnobSSW 194°365 m16.6 mi
Weed KnobE 81°363 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0319:39
June solstice06:0220:1620:56
September equinox07:1518:5019:25
December solstice07:4216:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526169737265544235
Precip in3.43.44.34.04.84.85.24.03.83.33.03.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525329

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