Ortin Heights
Ortin Heights is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Ortin Heights, West Virginia” and “Ortin Heights, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poca High School and John E. Amos Power Plant.
Poca High School
School
Poca High School, originally named "Pocatalico District High School", is a high school in Poca, West Virginia, United States. It serves the easternmost portion of Putnam County and is a part of the Putnam County Schools.
John E. Amos Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Tikilucas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John E. Amos Power Plant is a three-unit coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power. With a nameplate rating of 2,933 MW, it is the largest generating plant in the AEP system. John E. Amos Power Plant is situated 1½ miles north of Ortin Heights.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poca and Scary.
Poca
Village
Poca is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The town derives its name from the Pocatalico River. Poca is situated 1½ miles north of Ortin Heights.
Scary
Hamlet
Scary is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. Scary is situated 2 miles west of Ortin Heights.
Nitro
Town
Photo: SuperDalio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nitro is a city in Kanawha and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It takes its name from a World War I-era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area. Nitro is situated 2 miles southwest of Ortin Heights.
Ortin Heights
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Putnam, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.4475° or 38° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
-81.81772° or 81° 49′ 4″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Open location code
86CWC5WJ+XWOpenStreetMap ID
node 154320780OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Ortin Heights” goes by many names.
- French: “Ortin Heights”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Branch Independent Church and Rock Branch Independent Church Activities Building.
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