Main Overlook
Main Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Raleigh, West Virginia. Main Overlook is situated nearby to the tourism office Grandview Visitor Center, as well as near the theater building Theatre West Virginia.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prince station and Prince Brothers General Store.
Prince station
Railway station
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Prince station is an active intercity railroad station in the Prince section of unincorporated Fayette County, West Virginia. Located on State Route 41 in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Prince station serves trains of Amtrak's Cardinal, a service between Chicago Union Station and New York Penn Station three days a week. Prince station is situated 2 miles north of Main Overlook.
Prince Brothers General Store
Building
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prince Brothers General Store, also known as the Berry Store or simply Prince Store, is a historic general store located at Prince, Fayette County, West Virginia. Prince Brothers General Store is situated 1½ miles north of Main Overlook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandview and Royal.
Grandview
Hamlet
Grandview is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The community was so named on account of its elevated town site.
Royal
Hamlet
Royal was an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Royal was founded in 1890, directly across from Prince. Royal is situated 1½ miles north of Main Overlook.
Quinnimont
Hamlet
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Quinnimont is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Quinnimont is located on West Virginia Route 41 near the New River, 7.1 miles east-southeast of Mount Hope. Quinnimont is situated 2 miles northeast of Main Overlook.
Main Overlook
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Raleigh, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.83086° or 37° 49′ 51″ northLongitude
-81.06129° or 81° 3′ 41″ westOpen location code
869WRWJQ+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2916754062OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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