Ball Knob
Ball Knob rises to 394 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the north-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Ohio, United States of America
Wikidata Q34810367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 394 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 33.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Knob: 0.7 mi
- Davis Knob: 0.8 mi
- Sams Knob: 0.9 mi
- Horseback Knob: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Oak Knob: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 8.0 mi
- Canal Park: 8.1 mi
- Bristol Park: 8.5 mi
- Tranquility Park: 8.6 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 8.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 5.2 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 8.7 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 7.3 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 9.0 mi
- Ross County Museum: 9.2 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 9.3 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 10.4 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 7.8 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 9.8 mi
- The Grove: 9.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 14.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 14.7 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 8.0 mi
- Dard Hunter: 9.0 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 18.9 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 24.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 4.0 mi
- Sugar Point: 4.5 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 16.8 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 9.8 mi
- Third Tier: 9.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 3.9 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 9.0 mi
- South Ridge: 18.8 mi
- South Beach: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Ball Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | NNW 330° | 403 m | 1.4 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | WSW 255° | 402 m | 1.4 mi |
| Long | S 178° | 397 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | WSW 247° | 397 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 35° | 395 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WNW 285° | 393 m | 13.8 mi |
| Davis Knob | W 273° | 392 m | 0.8 mi |
| McMechen Hill | W 265° | 392 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1037599 — Ball Knob, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357387192
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 9 mi
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