Bens Knob
Bens Knob rises to 617 m in West Virginia. Paddy Mountain stands 910 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooper Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31496820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 617 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 16.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 29.8 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Hampshire Park: 5.7 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Scenic Field: 5.7 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Slanesville Park: 7.8 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Butchers Knob: 2.9 mi
- Schaffenaker Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Timber Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Dillons Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 10.8 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 14.1 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Stephens Fort: 16.4 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 19.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 5.6 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 13.6 mi
- Literary Hall: 13.6 mi
- Davis History House: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 19.2 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 18.3 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 18.7 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.5 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 19.8 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 19.9 mi
- Roadside Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 15.8 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 16.4 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 16.4 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 18.4 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 22.2 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 23.1 mi
- Red Bud Run: 23.5 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 24.3 mi
- Beach 3: 11.1 mi
- Beach 1: 11.3 mi
- Beach 2: 11.8 mi
- River Beach: 13.4 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 14.5 mi
- Dog Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Three High Heads: 14.7 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.8 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 14.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 17.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 17.6 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 18.1 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 4.4 mi
- Mountain Falls: 10.3 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 14.7 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 22.0 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Bens Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Mountain | S 187° | 910 m | 17.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | SW 226° | 874 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 226° | 874 m | 16.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSE 148° | 864 m | 9.3 mi |
| Halfmoon Mountain | SSW 198° | 854 m | 18.6 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | WSW 257° | 839 m | 14.8 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | S 171° | 803 m | 12.4 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 257° | 802 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553860 — Bens Knob, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524662
Take the scenic way to Bens Knob.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.