Bill Knob
Bill Knob rises to 935 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonathan Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31501337, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 935 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 25.5 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 26.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jonathan Knob: 2.2 mi
- Potato Knob: 2.9 mi
- Pompeys Knob: 3.5 mi
- Buffalo Bull Knob: 3.7 mi
- Cold Knob: 3.9 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 6.9 mi
- Tea Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 13.5 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 11.4 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 13.0 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.1 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 21.6 mi
- Cass: 23.1 mi
- Powerhouse: 23.4 mi
- Boiler House: 23.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 15.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.4 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 16.4 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 21.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 21.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 25.0 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 24.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 21.2 mi
- Bulltown: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | E 101° | 1,481 m | 17.9 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SE 140° | 1,434 m | 14.7 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SE 138° | 1,428 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mace Knob | E 99° | 1,425 m | 17.2 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | SSE 157° | 1,419 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | SE 127° | 1,397 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | SE 139° | 1,385 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sharp Knob | ESE 116° | 1,379 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550355 — Bill Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523254
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