- Elevation, modelled
- 508 m
- Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
- Big Pine Hill690 m · 17.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Delaware River Valley18.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1189, -75.3400
The Knob is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 508 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Yankee Run Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 19 miles off.
- Height
- 33 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Hill | WNW 298° | 690 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dresser Hill | N 352° | 673 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pimple Hill | SW 235° | 669 m | 10.7 mi |
| Lake Mountain | WSW 250° | 666 m | 14.7 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | WNW 302° | 664 m | 19.7 mi |
| Panther Hill | NW 304° | 662 m | 17.2 mi |
| Turkey Knoll | N 10° | 655 m | 4.9 mi |
| Camelback Mountain | S 187° | 647 m | 5.3 mi |
- 18.7 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.5 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Yankee Run Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Kurmes Paradise Creek Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Fieldstone Farm Tank Creek Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Knauf Farm Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Swiftwater Forest Preserve: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Borough Hall Park: 0.9 mi
- Mount Airy Red Rock Trailhead: 2.6 mi
- The Roof: 2.7 mi
- Posie's Park: 2.8 mi
- Little Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Deer Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mount Sophia: 2.0 mi
- Seven Pines Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Cresco Heights: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 46
- Appalachian Express Mountain Coaster: 4.7 mi
- Split Rock: 15.2 mi
- Hotel of Horror: 15.7 mi
- Rock Cores: 15.9 mi
- Peter's Corners: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 42
- Bond Hill Falls: 6.5 mi
- Indian Ladder Falls: 10.5 mi
- Marshalls Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Little Falls: 12.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
- DL&W Interlocking Tower: 10.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 11.3 mi
- Coal Pocket: 11.9 mi
- Historic Churliegh Inn: 12.8 mi
- Grave of Etna Bittenbender: 13.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Cresco Station Museum: 3.9 mi
- Wills Mansion Museum: 5.0 mi
- Tobyhanna Train Station: 5.9 mi
- Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 7.6 mi
- Gouldsboro Train Station: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Tall Timber Beach: 6.7 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 6.8 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 9.7 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 16.2 mi
Springs: 11
- Bill Warner Spring: 8.2 mi
- Octave Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sand Spring: 15.0 mi
- Pocono Spring: 18.6 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #1: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 13.5 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 13.6 mi
- Hialeah Recreation Site: 15.0 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Glacier Lake Garden: 4.1 mi
- Sarah Street Garden: 11.9 mi
- Labyrinth Garden: 13.1 mi
- native plant garden: 17.9 mi
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rocks: 14.7 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 15.0 mi
- Indian Head: 15.5 mi
- Indian Ladder: 15.5 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 17.5 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.7 mi
- Rest area: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Rock Maze: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Eshback: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Sterling · 15 mi
- Bangor · 19 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 21 mi
- Pocono Mountains · 23 mi
- Warren County · 23 mi
- Dunmore · 25 mi
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