WQBE-AM (Charleston)

WQBE-AM (Charleston) is a tower in Kanawha County, West Virginia. WQBE-AM (Charleston) is situated nearby to the hamlet Tyler Mountain, as well as near the islet Wilson Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Criel Mound and Wilson Island.

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 1½ miles southeast of WQBE-AM (Charleston).

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 1½ miles south of WQBE-AM (Charleston).

Blaine Island

Blaine Island is an island on the Kanawha River in the city of South Charleston, West Virginia. It is roughly 66 acres in area with a length of 1.25 miles and about 900 feet at its widest point. Blaine Island is situated 2 miles southeast of WQBE-AM (Charleston).

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 2 miles southwest of WQBE-AM (Charleston).

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 3 miles west of WQBE-AM (Charleston).

WQBE-AM (Charleston)

Type: Tower
Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.38343° or 38° 23′ 0″ north

Longitude

-81.71429° or 81° 42′ 52″ west

Elevation

673 feet (205 metres)

Open location code

86CW97MP+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356529322

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

GeoNames ID

4826147

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