Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 270 m in South Carolina. Butler Hill stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31655915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 270 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Tavern Park: 5.5 mi
- Lake Rabon Park: 6.5 mi
- Collyar Park: 6.9 mi
- Laurens Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Back Street Park: 7.6 mi
- STODDARD MILL BRIDGE: 5.5 mi
- Peg Leg Bates: 9.9 mi
- Footprint of Confederate Speedway: 10.2 mi
- Ekom Beach: 10.7 mi
- Culbertson’s Mill: 10.8 mi
- Ki No Te: 14.0 mi
- Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M. D.: 14.1 mi
- The Great Blue Heron: 15.5 mi
- Palmetto with Flowers: 18.0 mi
- We Are All One: 18.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 19.8 mi
- Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 21.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.5 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
- Pressly Family Heritage Garden: 22.7 mi
- Cherokee Museum: 4.8 mi
- Revolutionary War Museum & Library: 7.5 mi
- Laurens County Museum: 7.6 mi
- Clinton Museum: 14.9 mi
- Living History Farm: 21.4 mi
- Little Knob: 2.4 mi
- Birds Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 15.0 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 17.8 mi
- Lucas Hill: 19.1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 15.0 mi
- Conestee Falls: 19.2 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 24.6 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 24.9 mi
- Norfolk and Western 518526: 2.7 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 19.7 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 21.6 mi
- Belton Standpipe: 21.7 mi
- Belfast Plantation: 22.6 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 15.0 mi
- Harris Springs: 17.1 mi
- Mineral Spring: 21.0 mi
- Stomp Springs: 22.8 mi
- West Springs: 22.9 mi
- Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center: 6.8 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 16.6 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 20.0 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 24.8 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 14.1 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 21.1 mi
- Pavilion 1: 24.9 mi
- Pavilion 2: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Hill | NNW 327° | 363 m | 23.7 mi |
| Roper Mountain | NNW 330° | 359 m | 21.6 mi |
| Little Knob | E 80° | 273 m | 2.4 mi |
| Beddington Mountain | ENE 59° | 242 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lucas Hill | NE 35° | 234 m | 19.1 mi |
| Crab Apple Hill | NE 40° | 225 m | 17.8 mi |
| Birds Mountain | E 92° | 211 m | 14.9 mi |
| Wofford Mountain | NE 49° | 209 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurens, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095765
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