Tar Hill
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. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 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
- 10.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 19.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
113 named places within 25 miles
- Balls Knob: 3.4 mi
- Smith Knob: 4.7 mi
- Weed Knob: 5.7 mi
- Panther Knob: 7.0 mi
- Hargreave Knob: 7.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Elizabeth: 15.8 mi
- Mound Cemetery Mound: 22.3 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 24.8 mi
- Chestnut Point: 18.7 mi
- Stony Point: 19.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Huntsville: 13.5 mi
- July: 18.2 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 16.1 mi
- The White Falcon: 24.2 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 25.0 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 11.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | ENE 66° | 406 m | 18.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | E 90° | 393 m | 22.2 mi |
| Palsor Knob | E 95° | 380 m | 21.9 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SE 140° | 378 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Beulah | E 89° | 371 m | 21.0 mi |
| Keeley Knob | SE 131° | 368 m | 23.5 mi |
| Garnes Knob | SSW 194° | 365 m | 16.6 mi |
| Weed Knob | E 81° | 363 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525329
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