2023 Visitor Log Data

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1	Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
2	2023 Visitor Log Data
3	In the past when doing rough counts of visitors it was evident fewer than half of them took time to sign the log, so we doubled the entries to get an estimate of actual visitors. The addition of a counter placed on the trail in 2022 has given us the opportunity to get a more accurate estimate of the number of visitors at Hanging Rock. We have tested the numbers on the counter numerous times and found it to be very accurate during dry weather. Heavy rain seems to give inflated numbers. Comparing the good weather figures to the visitors log consistantly shows that only 30 to 32 percent of the people on trail take time to sign in. We feel tripling the log book entries give a good estimate of actual visitors. Using that method the following data was generated.
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5	Month	Visitors
6	January	474
7	February	486
8	March	462
9	April	942
10	May	1116
11	June	1350
12	July	1428
13	August	1044
14	September	1695
15	October	2286
16	November	810
17	December	435
18	Total	12528
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20	We had visitors from 46 states and DC IN 2023. We also have 28 foreign countries represented. October "leaf peeper" season is always our busiest month. Signing the visitor log on January 1st is an annual event for some people. This year there were 39 signatures from people on that date representing 5 states
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25	Locations by state in order of frequency
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27	191
28	WEST VIRGINIA
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30	ALDERSON	CROSS LANES	JANE LEW	PARADISE	TUCKER COUNTY
31	ALVON	DANIELS	JEFFERSON	PARKERSBURG	UNION
32	ASBURY	DUNBAR	JOHNNYCAKE	PENCE SPRINGS	UPSHUR
33	ATHENS	DUNMORE	KANAWHA COUNTY	PETERSTOWN	VIENNA
34	BALLARD	DURBIN	KENNA	PHILLIPI	WAITEVILLE
35	BARBOUR COUNTY	ECCLES	KENOVA	PICKAWAY	WALKER
36	BARBOURSVILLE	ELKINS	KEYSER	PINCH	WALKERSVILLE
37	BEAUFORT	FAIRDALE	LANDISBURG	PINEVILLE	WAVERLY
38	BEAVER	FAIRLEA	LAYLAND	PIPESTEM	WAYSIDE
39	BECKLEY	FAIRMONT	LEWISBURG	POE	WEIRTON
40	BEESON	FAYETTE	LIBERTY	POINT PLEASANT	WELLSBURG
41	BELLE	FAYETTEVILLE	LINDSIDE	PRINCETON	WEST HAMLIN
42	BELMONT	FITZPATRICK	LITTLE BIRCH	PROCTOR	WEST MILFORD
43	BERKLEY COUNTY	FOLLANSBEE	LOCKBRIDGE	PUTNAM COUNTY	WEST UNION
44	BLUEFIELD	FOREST HILL	LOGAN COUNTY	RAIGSVILLE	WESTON
45	BOLT	FORT SPRING	MADISON	RAILELLE	WHEELING
46	BOZOO	FRANKFORD	MAPLEWOOD	RALEIGH COUNTY	WHITE SULPHUR SP.
47	BRADLEY	FRAZIERS BOTTOM	MARLINTON	RAYSAL	WIKLE
48	BRANCHLAND	GAP MILLS	MARTINSBURG	RED HOUSE	WILLOW BEND
49	BRIDGEPORT	GASSAWAY	MASON	RENICK	WINFIELD
50	BUCKEYE	GHENT	MATEWAN	ROANE	WIRT COUNTY
51	BUCKHANNON	GLENVILLE	MAXWELTON	ROCK CAMP	WOOD
52	BUD	GRASSY MEADOWS	MERCER COUNTY	RONCEVERTE	WORTHINGTON
53	BUFFALO	GREENBANK	MIDDLEWAY	SAM BLACK	WRISTEN
54	BUNKER HILL	GREENBRIER COUNTY	MILLWOOD	SANDSTONE	WYOMING COUNTY
55	BURNING SPRINGS	GREENBRIER STATE FOREST	MILTON	SCOTT DEPOT	YAWKEY
56	CAIRO	GREENVILLE	MINERAL WELLS	SECOND CREEK	ZENITH
57	CALDWELL	HANS CREEK	MONROE COUNTY	SETH
58	CAMDEN	HARRISON COUNTY	MONTGOMERY	SHADY SPRING
59	CHAPMANSVILLE	HEDGESVILLE	MORGANTOWN	SINKS GROVE
60	CHARLESTON	HERNDON	MT LOOKOUT	SISSONVILLE
61	CHARLESTOWN	HEWETT	MT. HOPE	SO. CHAS.
62	CLARKSBURG	HICO	MT.NEBO	SOPHIA
63	CLENDENON	HILLSBORO	MULLINS	SPANISHBURG
64	CLINTONVILLE	HILLTOP	NAOMI	SPENCER
65	COAL CITY	HINTON	NEOLA	ST MARYS
66	COMFORT	HOLLYWOOD	NETTIE	SUGAR GROVE
67	COOL RIDGE	HUNTINGTON	NEW MARTINSVILLE	SUMMERS COUNTY
68	CRAB ORCHARD	HURRICANE	OAK HILL	SUMMERSVILLE
69	CRAWLEY	INDEPENDENCE	ODD	SWEET SPRINGS
70	CREAMERY	JACKSON COUNTY	ONA	TAMAHAWK
71	137
72	VIRGINIA
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74	ABINGDON	EAGLE ROCK	MONETA	WARRENTON
75	ALEXANDRIA	EGGLESTON	MONTEVALE	WAYNESBORO
76	ALLEGHENY	EVINGTON	MOUTH OF WILSON	WILLIAMSBURG
77	ALTA VISTA	EXMORE	NARROWS	WINCHESTER
78	AMHERST	FAIRFAX	NEW CASTLE	WIRTE
79	APPOMATTAX	FAIRLOWN	NEWPORT	WOODBRIDGE
80	ARISVILLE	FALLING SPRINGS	NEWPORT NEWS	WYTHEVILLE
81	ARLINGTON	FALLS CHURCH	NORFOLK	YORKTOWN
82	ASHBURN	FALMOUTH	PAINT BANK
83	ASHLAND	FINCASTLE	PALMYRA
84	BEDFORD	FLOYD	PEARISBURG
85	BLACKSBURG	FOREST	PEMBROKE
86	BLAND	FORT LEE	POWHATTAN
87	BLUE RIDGE	FRANKLIN COUNTY	PRINCE GEORGE
88	BLUEFIELD	GALAX	PULASKI
89	BONAIR	GILES	PURCELLVILLE
90	BOONES MILL	GLEN ALLEN	RADFORD
91	BOTETOURT	GOLD SAND	RESTON
92	BRISTOL	GOLDBOND	RICHCREEK
93	BRISTOW	GOOCHLAND	RICHLANDS
94	BRUSHFORK	GOODVIEW	RICHMOND
95	BURKE	GROTTOES	RINGOLD
96	CAPE CHARLES	HAMPTON	RIPPLEMEAD
97	CATAWBA	HARRISONBURG	ROANOKE
98	CEDAR BLUFF	HENRICO	ROCKBRIDGE
99	CHARLOTTESVILLE	HILLSVILLE	ROCKY MOUNT
100	CHESAPEAKE	HINKLE	ROUND HILL