Beckwith
Beckwith is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Beckwith is located on West Virginia Route 16 and Laurel Creek, 4.1 miles northwest of Fayetteville.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Beckwith, West Virginia” and “Beckwith, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mystery Hole and Hawks Nest State Park.
Mystery Hole
Mystery Hole is located in Ansted, West Virginia, near Hawks Nest State Park and Cathedral Falls in West Virginia. Mystery Hole was founded by Donald Wilson in 1973. Mystery Hole is situated 2 miles north of Beckwith.Hawks Nest State Park
Park
Photo: NKS22, Public domain.
Hawks Nest State Park is located on 370 acres in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia. The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet below. Hawks Nest State Park is situated 2½ miles northeast of Beckwith.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotton Hill and Bachman.
Cotton Hill
Hamlet
Cotton Hill is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
Bachman
Hamlet
Bachman is an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Bachman is situated 1½ miles east of Beckwith.
Hawks Nest
Hamlet
Hawk's Nest, the site of Hawks Nest State Park, is a peak on Gauley Mountain in Ansted, West Virginia, United States. The cliffs at this point rise 585 ft above the New River. Hawks Nest is situated 2½ miles northeast of Beckwith.
Beckwith
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.09789° or 38° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
-81.15344° or 81° 9′ 12″ westElevation
1,191 feet (363 metres)Open location code
86CW3RXW+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 153966223OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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