- Elevation, modelled
- 702 m
- Tallest summit within 17.6 miles
- Spruce Knob1,482 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike8.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8973, -79.6934
Ernest Carr Spring is a spring in West Virginia, at a modelled 702 m. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 8.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Ernest Carr Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob | SSE 148° | 1,482 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Porte Crayon | E 80° | 1,452 m | 12.9 mi |
| Green Knob | E 90° | 1,424 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pharis Knob | SSE 162° | 1,410 m | 11.4 mi |
| Haystack Knob | E 88° | 1,376 m | 13.7 mi |
| Horse Rock | SE 134° | 1,374 m | 14.4 mi |
| Weiss Knob | ENE 65° | 1,359 m | 15.7 mi |
| Job Knob | ESE 102° | 1,353 m | 9.4 mi |
- 8.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 10.5 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 21.5 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 24.0 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Knob: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Knob: 2.2 mi
- Pond Lick Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Stuart Knob: 2.9 mi
- Hertig Knob: 3.1 mi
Parks: 39
- Alpena Gap Recreation Site: 2.1 mi
- Bear Heaven Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Stuart Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Beaver Dam Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- High Falls: 9.8 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 12.2 mi
- Small waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 13.4 mi
- Elakala Falls: 17.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pat Spring: 2.5 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 10.4 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 14.7 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Wilson Monument: 8.4 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 8.8 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 13.9 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 18.8 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Mill Run: 11.3 mi
- Stringtown: 13.4 mi
- Gertrude: 16.6 mi
- Smoke Hole: 22.2 mi
- Kempton: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Seneca Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Lower Slabs: 18.1 mi
- Southern Pillar: 18.1 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 18.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 22.2 mi
Museums: 4
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 17.7 mi
- Sites Homestead: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 15.5 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 20.5 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Locust Springs: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 2
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 18.5 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 8.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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- Buckhannon · 30 mi
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