Fanrock, West Virginia

Fanrock is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.[2]

Fanrock
Fanrock is located in West Virginia
Fanrock
Fanrock
Location within the state of West Virginia
Fanrock is located in the United States
Fanrock
Fanrock
Fanrock (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°33′49″N 81°37′45″W / 37.56361°N 81.62917°W / 37.56361; -81.62917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24834
GNIS feature ID1538886[1]

Fanrock was home to one of the most unusual airports in the United States.[3] Swope Farm Airfield was a private airfield on a hillside of W.O. Swope's farm. It had a slope of 11% and it was sharply curved at the high end. It was only 1250 feet long, which made takeoffs and landings extremely difficult. The airfield has fallen into disuse in recent years.

References

edit
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fanrock, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ Swope Farm Airfield