Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 473 m in West Virginia. The nearest named place is Compton Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 3.1 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31479319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 22.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 25.3 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Compton Park: 2.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Bridgeport City Park: 3.5 mi
- Quarry Park: 4.4 mi
- Hinkle-Deegan Park: 4.8 mi
- Patton Knob: 4.1 mi
- Copeland Knob: 5.6 mi
- Pinnickinnick Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Pewee Knob: 6.3 mi
- Plummer Knob: 6.3 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 7.2 mi
- WV Counties Monument: 9.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Jane Lew: 18.0 mi
- Bice-Ferguson Museum: 5.3 mi
- Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 10.9 mi
- Telephone Museum: 11.4 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- West Augusta Historical Society Museum: 14.0 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 9.2 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 20.6 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 19.3 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 24.0 mi
- Little Falls: 19.6 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 23.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | NE 56° | 656 m | 22.0 mi |
| Deen Knob | SSE 165° | 629 m | 24.8 mi |
| King Knob | SSE 147° | 601 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | NE 55° | 579 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bear Knob | S 188° | 570 m | 19.5 mi |
| Kincaid Knob | NE 54° | 544 m | 15.3 mi |
| Copeland Knob | ESE 111° | 541 m | 5.6 mi |
| Purgatory Hill | SSW 199° | 538 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:19 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksburg Benedum AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1535165 — Bald Knob, Harrison County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356515182
Day trips start here
- Bridgeport · 3 mi
- Shinnston · 5 mi
- Clarksburg · 7 mi
- Fairmont · 11 mi
- Grafton · 12 mi
- Buckhannon · 24 mi
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