Browning
Browning is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Browning is located on the Greenbrier River, southeast of Hinton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Browning, Summers County, West Virginia”, “Browning, West Virginia”, and “Browning, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bushes Island and Hinton station.
Bushes Island
Islet
Bushes Island is an island on the New River at its confluence with the Greenbrier River between Bellepoint and Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia. Bushes Island is situated 1½ miles west of Browning.
Hinton station
Railway station
Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District. Hinton station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Browning.
Coney Island
Islet
Coney Island is an island on the New River at Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia. Coney Island is located directly downstream from Bushes Island. Beech Run empties into the New River to the island's west. Coney Island is situated 2½ miles west of Browning.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiggins and Bellepoint.
Wiggins
Hamlet
Wiggins is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Wiggins is located on the north bank of the Greenbrier River, east of Hinton.
Bellepoint
Hamlet
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bellepoint was an unincorporated community located in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Bellepoint was later merged into Hinton; however, it had its own post office, as seen in the image below.
Hinton
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 3.0 us.
Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, population 2,266. It borders the southern edge of New River Gorge National Park, and acts as an anchor to its southern end, being the closest town to Sandstone Falls and the park's Sandstone Visitors Center, located near exit 139 off I-64.
Browning
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Summers, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.65234° or 37° 39′ 8″ northLongitude
-80.85814° or 80° 51′ 29″ westElevation
1,404 feet (428 metres)Open location code
869XM42R+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 154295727OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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