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Latitude/Longitude 38.2551°N, 81.5692°W ( 38°, 15', 18.4" N; 81°, 34', 9.1" W )
The legal description is unknown.
UTM zone 17 (X,Y) 450199 , 4234273

The elevation is 177 m ( 582 ft )
The gradient is: 1.1 percent
The aspect direction is: 218.8 degrees or SW
The local roughness is: 1.0 or average
The location as decimal degrees (X,Y;Z) = -81.5692, 38.2551; 177 m

The state and county are West Virginia: Kanawha County 54039
The HUC is Upper Kanawha 05050006; Place point in HUC
The Omernik ecoregion is Central Appalachians (more typical) 69
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Nearby named places (in order by distance)

  1. Lock 5 (historical); West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5692, 38.2551 at a distance of 3 m
  2. Marmet Locks; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5679, 38.2537 at a distance of 190 m
  3. Lower Belle; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5642, 38.2529, ( 610 ft ) at a distance of 498 m
  4. Burning Spring Branch mouth; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5709, 38.2598 at a distance of 543 m
  5. Rush Creek mouth; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5734, 38.2618 at a distance of 831 m
  6. Marmet Locks and Dam; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5598, 38.2534 at a distance of 841 m
  7. Marmet Elementary School; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5667, 38.2459 at a distance of 1044 m
  8. Marmet Post Office; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5673, 38.2454 at a distance of 1089 m
  9. Marmet City Hall; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5673, 38.2454 at a distance of 1089 m
  10. Marmet; West Virginia: Kanawha Co. -81.5670, 38.2454, ( 604 ft ) at a distance of 1093 m

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