Bee Knob
Bee Knob rises to 987 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolair Ball Field, a park 0.8 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31494709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 987 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Payne Knob: 2.4 mi
- Spillman Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 5.2 mi
- Mills Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Jonathan Knob: 5.5 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 0.8 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 6.7 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Camden on Gauley Town Park: 9.9 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 14.0 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 16.5 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 17.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 18.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 18.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.1 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 22.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 25.0 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 15.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 23.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.8 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 20.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 23.4 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Bee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | ESE 115° | 1,434 m | 16.6 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,428 m | 18.1 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | SE 133° | 1,419 m | 16.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 142° | 1,403 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | E 99° | 1,397 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,385 m | 15.3 mi |
| Barlow Top | SE 140° | 1,384 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sharp Knob | E 90° | 1,379 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550237 — Bee Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523196
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