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Moscow

Moscow is an unincorporated community on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2 in , , United States. An early variant name was New Lexington.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Moscow, West Virginia”, “Moscow, WV”, and “New Lexington”

Places of Interest

Highlights include W. H. Sammis Power Plant and Cluster Islands.

Power station
Photo: Kestreltail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The was a 2.23-gigawatt coal power plant in Stratton, , . The plant was operated by Energy Harbor. It began operations in 1960.

Islet
are islands on the Ohio River in , . They are located north of Moscow at the mouth of Tomlinson Run. They have also been known as Neeslys Islands.

Nature reserve
sits on 1,398 acres along the small Ohio River tributary of the same name. This state park lies near the foremost tip of the panhandle, in . is situated 2 miles east of Moscow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Homer and New Manchester.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of .

Village
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of near . is situated 3 miles east of Moscow.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It lies at an elevation of 794 feet. is situated 4 miles north of Moscow.

Moscow

Latitude
40.54562° or 40° 32′ 44″ north
Longitude
-80.6323° or 80° 37′ 56″ west
Elevation
673 feet (205 metres)
Open location code
86GXG9W9+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154321167
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5280499
Wiki­data ID
Q6915447
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Satellite Map

Discover Moscow from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Volapük—“Moscow” goes by many names.
  • French: “Moscow”
  • Irish: “Moscow”
  • Persian: “مسکو، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “مسکو”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مسکو، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Urdu: “ماسکو، مغربی ورجینیا”
  • Urdu: “ماسکو”
  • Volapük: “Moscow (WV)”
  • Volapük: “Moscow, West Virginia”
  • Volapük: “Moscow, WV”
  • Volapük: “Moscow”

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Highlights include Nessly Chapel and Nessly Chapel Cemetery.

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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 “Moscow”. Photo: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0.