Canyon
Canyon is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Canyon, West Virginia” and “Canyon, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheat Lake and Chestnut Ridge Church.
Cheat Lake
Reservoir
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Cheat Lake is a 13-mile-long reservoir on the Cheat River in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It was originally named Lake Lynn, but the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Cheat Lake as the reservoir's name in 1976.
Chestnut Ridge Church
Church
Chestnut Ridge Church is a nondenominational, evangelical megachurch in Morgantown, West Virginia. The church spawned two sister churches: South Ridge Church, in Fairmont, West Virginia, and River Ridge in Charleston, West Virginia. Chestnut Ridge Church is situated 2 miles east of Canyon.
University High School
School building
University High School is a senior high school in unincorporated Monongalia County, West Virginia, near Morgantown. A part of Monongalia County Schools, it houses just over 1,250 students. University High School is situated 2 miles west of Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierpont and Jaco.
Pierpont
Hamlet
Pierpont is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Pierpont is located on County Route 67 near Interstate 68, 3.9 miles east-northeast of Morgantown. Pierpont is situated 1½ miles south of Canyon.
Jaco
Hamlet
Jaco is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Jaco is situated 1½ miles southwest of Canyon.
Greystone
Hamlet
Greystone is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Greystone is situated 1½ miles northeast of Canyon.
Canyon
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.67647° or 39° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.89145° or 79° 53′ 29″ westElevation
1,063 feet (324 metres)Open location code
87F2M4G5+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 158520910OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Canyon” goes by many names.
- French: “Canyon”
- Irish: “Canyon”
- Spanish: “Canyon (Virginia Occidental)”
- Spanish: “Canyon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canyon Presbyterian Church and The Pines Country Club Golf Course.
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