Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 919 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Alley Bluff, a cliff 2.9 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012581, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 919 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 8.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 13 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 13 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 13 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Weber City Recreation Complex: 4.0 mi
- R P Kane Athletic Field: 4.2 mi
- Grogan Park: 5.2 mi
- Carrollwood Forest Sign: 6.7 mi
- Keith Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Frisby Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.4 mi
- Walker Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Browder Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Miller Knob: 7.1 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Kit Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 4.0 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 4.0 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 9.0 mi
- Battle of Kingsport: 9.9 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 13.2 mi
- Car Museum: 7.7 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 16.2 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 17.0 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 18.5 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 19.2 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 11.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 13.0 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 15.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 17.5 mi
- Spearhead Trails: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 18.8 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 21.4 mi
- Junaluska: 24.4 mi
- Abrams Falls: 13.8 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 21.4 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 337° | 1,288 m | 17.2 mi |
| Eagle Knob | NNW 340° | 1,196 m | 16.7 mi |
| Camp Rock | NNW 338° | 1,188 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bowling Knob | WNW 296° | 1,075 m | 17.6 mi |
| Huff Rock | NW 323° | 1,070 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,044 m | 20.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NNW 349° | 1,043 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pickem Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,041 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560303
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 9 mi
- Bristol · 18 mi
- Johnson City · 26 mi
- Elizabethton · 27 mi
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