West Virginia Welcome Center
West Virginia Welcome Center is a rest area in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Buzzard Rocks stands 388 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomlinson Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 206 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- West Virginia
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 1.7 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 14.6 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
206 named places within 25 miles
- The Marietta College Ambulance Unit: 1.5 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 1.6 mi
- Relic Spanish American War 1898: 1.7 mi
- U.S. W.V. Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Walk of Honor: 1.8 mi
- Tomlinson Park: 0.8 mi
- Fenton Park: 1.2 mi
- Williamstown Ohio River Access Site: 1.2 mi
- Ohio Riverfront Park: 1.5 mi
- Gunlock Park: 1.6 mi
- Hunter Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sharktooth Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Daylight Hill: 8.7 mi
- Fox Point: 9.8 mi
- Red Hill: 10.0 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 1.6 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 1.6 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 1.7 mi
- George Floyd mural: 1.8 mi
- Say Cheese: 1.8 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 1.8 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 4.6 mi
- Broughton Nature Park: 4.7 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- Boord State Nature Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 1.6 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 1.7 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 2.0 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 2.3 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 2.4 mi
- Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry: 5.0 mi
- Oakland: 10.2 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 4.3 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 18.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 18.7 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Quincy Park: 10.3 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Virginia Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Rocks | SE 134° | 388 m | 12.7 mi |
| Coffee Knob | NNW 347° | 358 m | 23.7 mi |
| Kinderhook Hill | E 81° | 338 m | 11.8 mi |
| Jephany Knob | S 176° | 336 m | 23.7 mi |
| Haystack Hill | ENE 58° | 334 m | 15.3 mi |
| Dodd Hill | NE 51° | 334 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ferguson Hill | E 79° | 331 m | 12.3 mi |
| Daylight Hill | ENE 60° | 329 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marietta Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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