Seneca Rocks
Seneca Rocks is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The community of Seneca Rocks — formerly known as Mouth of Seneca — lies at the junction of US 33, WV 28 and WV 55 near the confluence of Seneca Creek and the North Fork South Branch Potomac River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Seneca Rocks, West Virginia” and “Seneca Rocks, WV”
- Postal code: 26884
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sites Homestead and Seneca Rocks.
Sites Homestead
Museum
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The Sites Homestead, also known as the Wayside Inn or the Sites Inn, is located near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. The log house was built by Jacob Sites circa 1839 below the Seneca Rocks ridge.
Seneca Rocks
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Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. The south peak is the only peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques on the East Coast of the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Teterton and Macksville.
Teterton
Hamlet
Teterton is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Teterton lies within the Monongahela National Forest. The community was named after the local Teter family. Teterton is situated 1½ miles west of Seneca Rocks.
Macksville
Hamlet
Macksville is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Macksville is located along U.S. Route 33/West Virginia Route 28 on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River. Macksville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Seneca Rocks.
Upper Tract
Hamlet
Upper Tract is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Upper Tract is situated 6 miles southeast of Seneca Rocks.
Seneca Rocks
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.83474° or 38° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
-79.37635° or 79° 22′ 35″ westElevation
1,568 feet (478 metres)Open location code
87C2RJMF+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 158592024OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Seneca Rocks” goes by many names.
- French: “Seneca Rocks”
- Persian: “سنکا راکس، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “سنکا راکس”
- Volapük: “Seneca Rocks (West Virginia)”
- Volapük: “Seneca Rocks (WV)”
- Volapük: “Seneca Rocks, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Seneca Rocks, WV”
- Volapük: “Seneca Rocks”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Seneca Rocks”. Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.