Balls Knob
Balls Knob rises to 339 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 13 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31481401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 339 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 9.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
148 named places within 25 miles
- Smith Knob: 3.3 mi
- Tar Hill: 3.4 mi
- Weed Knob: 5.9 mi
- Utah Hill: 6.7 mi
- Mail Point Hill: 6.7 mi
- Riverfront Park: 8.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 8.5 mi
- Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Buffington Island State Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Washington's Western Lands Museum: 8.4 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 13.6 mi
- New Era One Room School: 16.2 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 19.5 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 21.6 mi
- Elizabeth: 13.5 mi
- Mound Cemetery Mound: 20.5 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 21.4 mi
- Belpre and The Ohio River: 22.1 mi
- Devol’s Floating Mill: 22.1 mi
- Stony Point: 17.4 mi
- Rock Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Chestnut Point: 21.5 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 11.7 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Huntsville: 15.3 mi
- July: 21.5 mi
- Flora: 24.9 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 21.8 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 22.2 mi
- The White Falcon: 23.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 12.6 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 12.7 mi
- Oakland: 21.7 mi
- Quincy Park: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balls Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | ENE 76° | 406 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | E 99° | 393 m | 22.2 mi |
| Palsor Knob | ESE 103° | 380 m | 22.2 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SE 146° | 378 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Beulah | E 99° | 371 m | 21.0 mi |
| Garnes Knob | SSW 192° | 365 m | 20.0 mi |
| Weed Knob | ESE 115° | 363 m | 5.9 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SE 132° | 363 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524641
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