Backus Knob
Backus Knob rises to 360 m in Ohio. Elephant Knob stands 376 m to the north, 2.5 miles off. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 42 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35724695, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 360 m
How to reach it
- 42.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost · 20 mi
- Pioneer Point · 21 mi
119 named places within 25 miles
- Port Washington Belden Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Cy Young Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Simonds-Heller Park: 5.7 mi
- Gnadenhutten Historical Park: 6.4 mi
- Alsco Fields Park: 6.5 mi
- Gnadenhutten Museum: 6.4 mi
- Uhrichsville Clay Museum: 11.4 mi
- Schoenbrunn Village: 13.7 mi
- Degenhart Museum: 16.1 mi
- Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum: 16.5 mi
- Gnadenhütten Massacre Monument: 6.4 mi
- 1924 Memorial: 13.3 mi
- The Seven Ranges: 16.0 mi
- Deersville: 16.6 mi
- The Moravian Trail: 16.7 mi
- Elephant Knob: 2.5 mi
- Timmons Hill: 5.3 mi
- Colliers Hill: 5.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 11.3 mi
- Devils Knob: 11.7 mi
- Atwood Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Boater swim area: 22.5 mi
- Boaters Beach - Leesville Lake: 22.6 mi
- Camp Aldersgate Beach: 22.7 mi
- Reservoir Beach: 22.9 mi
- Umbrella Rock: 5.3 mi
- Norma Johnson Center: 16.4 mi
- Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds: 16.6 mi
- World's Largest Cuckoo Clock: 17.3 mi
- Ohio Amish Country: 24.9 mi
- Three Legs Town: 12.5 mi
- Pavillion: 21.5 mi
- Leesville Wildlife Area: 21.8 mi
- Guernsey Interstate 77 NB: 23.2 mi
- Zoar Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Backus Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Knob | N 350° | 376 m | 2.5 mi |
| Knob Hill | N 349° | 376 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wills Mountain | E 83° | 370 m | 13.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ESE 102° | 355 m | 16.5 mi |
| Colliers Hill | SE 136° | 349 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hardscrabble Hill | W 269° | 346 m | 17.4 mi |
| Twin Sister Knobs | SW 221° | 338 m | 14.9 mi |
| Devils Knob | S 171° | 337 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:19 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dennison WTR WKS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1056212 — Backus Knob, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357445385
Day trips start here
- Newcomerstown · 6 mi
- Cambridge · 18 mi
- Coshocton · 19 mi
- East Sparta · 28 mi
- Magnolia · 28 mi
- Carrollton · 30 mi
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