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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 251 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kevin Hammersmith Memorial Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Floyd County, Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136412, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.36173, -85.82747

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kevin Hammersmith Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Letty Walter Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sam Peden Community Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lapping Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 55
  • BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 2.2 mi
  • The Spring and Statue: 4.4 mi
  • Landscape: 5.3 mi
  • Winged Man: 5.4 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 43
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 25
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobN 351°304 m11.1 mi
Hickman HillSW 214°302 m10.0 mi
Rock KnobN 5°291 m16.3 mi
Spickert KnobSW 217°289 m1.9 mi
Oak KnobN 3°288 m16.1 mi
Daisy HillNNW 330°282 m11.0 mi
Williams KnobNNW 335°282 m11.0 mi
Seigs HillW 262°281 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:55
June solstice06:2120:3221:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358648539

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