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Discover Dawes
Dawes in Kanawha County (West Virginia) is a town in United States about 244 mi (or 393 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Dawes is now 12:07 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 9 airports near Dawes, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Yeager Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 28 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Charleston, Fayetteville, Madison, Beckley and Clay. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 58% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
5°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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East Bank at counties 2012
East Bank Middle School competing at Riverside High School. Counties 2012.
CSX Rail Train at Handley, West Virginia
Rail train goes east at Handley, W.Va. Date: early September 1992.
CSX New River Steam Train 1992
This is at Handley as it comes around a coal train and then empties pass in the siding. Date: October 15, 1992.
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New Life Center, Cedar Grove, WV, Sunday Celebration Service. Pastor Travis McCracken, Lost & Found.
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CSX Coal Train at Crown Hill, W.Va. on 9-11-1992
Just east of Chelyan and just west of Handley is the small town of Crown Hill where the double track main parallel's Route 61, ideal for train watching. Date: September 11, 1992.
CSX Grain Train at Crown Hill, West Virginia
In early December 1992 while driving home from Huntington, W.Va. I caught this train heading east at midnight. I taped him at the coal loadout in Crown Hill.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Memorial Tunnel
The Memorial Tunnel is a 2,802 feet two-lane vehicular tunnel that formerly carried the West Virginia Turnpike through/under Paint Creek Mountain in Standard, West Virginia in Kanawha County. Closed to interstate traffic since 1987, the tunnel serves as the Center for National Response for military first responders to train for various situations that may arise in such a location without alarming the general public.
Sharon, West Virginia
Sharon is an unincorporated community and coal town in southeastern Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, located along the West Virginia Turnpike.
Center for National Response
The Center for National Response is a 2,802 feet two-lane vehicular tunnel opened November 8, 1954 as part of the West Virginia Turnpike. Originally known as Memorial Tunnel, the tunnel formerly carried West Virginia Turnpike through/under Paint Creek Mountain in Standard, West Virginia in Kanawha County. Its construction required the movement of 91,000 cubic yards of earth, and was the first tunnel in the nation to have closed-circuit television monitoring. at a final cost of $5 million.