West Virginia, United States · North America
Kingwood sits on the route: 25 minutes from Terra Alta, 59km from Dolly Sods Wilderness.
Kingwood is a town located in West Virginia, United States. With a population of 2,959, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Kingwood sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/New York time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kingwood to your route.
Kingwood is a city in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley. It hosts the annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival, a county fair known for making buckwheat pancakes.
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Kingwood is located in West Virginia, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.4718 latitude, -79.6834 longitude.
Kingwood has a population of approximately 2,959 people, making it a town in United States.
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waterfall
The Blackwater River drops 62 feet in an amber-brown curtain stained by tannins leached from upstream red spruce and hemlock bogs. A wooden stairway of just over 200 steps drops to the viewing platforms.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A windswept high plateau of heath barrens, sphagnum bogs and one-sided 'flagged' spruce that feels transplanted from northern Canada onto West Virginia's 39th parallel. Forest Route 75 along the eastern edge closes to vehicles roughly January to mid-April.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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