Southern Pillar
Southern Pillar is a cliff in Pendleton, West Virginia. Southern Pillar is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Roy Gap, as well as near Seneca Rocks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seneca Rocks and Sites Homestead.
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. Seneca Rocks is situated 940 feet north of Southern Pillar.
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. Sites Homestead is situated 2,200 feet northwest of Southern Pillar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seneca Rocks and Teterton.
Seneca Rocks
Village
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 2 miles west of Southern Pillar.
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 3 miles southwest of Southern Pillar.
Southern Pillar
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.83225° or 38° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.3674° or 79° 22′ 3″ westOpen location code
87C2RJJM+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3447109753OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
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