Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 234 m in Missouri. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Elsberry City Park, a park 3.3 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 0.7 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.
Wikidata Q31601269, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 234 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 11.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 13.6 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mark Decker Platform · 10 mi
- Cross Point · 15 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 17 mi
- Lover’s Leap · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elsberry City Park: 3.3 mi
- La Crosse Park: 3.3 mi
- Page Branch Park: 4.0 mi
- Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
- Reds Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Manage: 6.0 mi
- Plummer Hill: 7.2 mi
- Gaske Hill: 7.3 mi
- Kintown Hill: 7.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 8.1 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 8.3 mi
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 7.0 mi
- Sandy Island: 7.5 mi
- David Kessler Memorial Wildlife Area: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Lincoln Hills Natural Area: 9.8 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Goat Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Perrins Ledge: 17.5 mi
- Wide Giant City: 17.9 mi
- Lane Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 9.6 mi
- Clay Spring: 15.1 mi
- Twin Springs: 16.3 mi
- Artesian Spring: 18.0 mi
- Gilead Gap: 4.9 mi
- Large Stag Island: 5.5 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 5.6 mi
- Westport Island: 7.2 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 9.9 mi
- Burr Oak: 4.2 mi
- Sterling Landing: 5.0 mi
- Owen: 14.3 mi
- Firma: 16.9 mi
- Mashek: 17.3 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 15.7 mi
- Missouri Wing: 23.1 mi
- Harman House Museum: 23.1 mi
- Jerseyville County Historical Society: 24.6 mi
- Winneberge Wheel: 20.1 mi
- Two Girls Playing: 20.4 mi
- Mary the Turtle: 21.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk: 22.7 mi
- NGS Monument SC 03: 24.3 mi
- Raging Rivers Water Park: 22.7 mi
- Our Lady of the Way Shrine: 23.6 mi
- Wright City Rest Area (Westbound): 24.4 mi
- Wright City Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.7 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 14.5 mi
- Sierra Falls: 19.4 mi
- Incline Village Beach: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | NW 308° | 305 m | 18.4 mi |
| Springston Knob | NW 314° | 280 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | NW 312° | 275 m | 12.8 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | NW 322° | 275 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tucker Knob | ESE 122° | 268 m | 17.7 mi |
| Long Knob | NNW 327° | 267 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dale Knob | NW 319° | 263 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tower Knob | NNW 332° | 259 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elsberry 1 S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 713589 — Bald Knob, Lincoln County, Missouri.
OpenStreetMap element node/358023418
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- St. Charles · 27 mi
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