Landers Creek
Landers Creek is a stream in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Landers Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Tyler Mountain, as well as near the city South Charleston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilson Island and Criel Mound.
Wilson Island
Islet
Wilson Island is a bar island on the Kanawha River in South Charleston, West Virginia. I-64's bridge over the Kanawha River into the city crosses over the island. Wilson Island is situated 2 miles south of Landers Creek.
Criel Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. Criel Mound is situated 2 miles southeast of Landers Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyler Mountain and Dunbar.
Tyler Mountain
Hamlet
Tyler Mountain is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Tyler Mountain is located at the junction of State routes 62 and 501, 5.5 miles west-northwest of Charleston.
Dunbar
Town
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,479 at the 2020 census. Dunbar is situated 2½ miles south of Landers Creek.
Institute
Hamlet
Institute is an unincorporated community on the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Interstate 64 and West Virginia Route 25 pass by the community, which has grown to intermingle with nearby Dunbar. Institute is situated 2½ miles west of Landers Creek.
Landers Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Landers Branch”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.39148° or 38° 23′ 29″ northLongitude
-81.72346° or 81° 43′ 25″ westElevation
666 feet (203 metres)Open location code
86CW97RG+HJGeoNames ID
4811285
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