Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 354 m in West Virginia. Antley Knob stands 561 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 14 miles off. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1554017).
Wikidata Q31515328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
170 named places within 25 miles
- Wayne Park: 5.9 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 6.3 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Zen Way Park: 10.1 mi
- Barboursville City Park: 11.2 mi
- Giant Elephant: 12.2 mi
- Vision of Corinth: 12.3 mi
- Reggio: 12.3 mi
- Owl No. 4: 12.3 mi
- The Kiss: 12.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost Knob: 0.5 mi
- Mays Knob: 2.1 mi
- Windy Oak Knob: 2.1 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 3.2 mi
- Saddle Knob: 3.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 12.5 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 13.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Memorial Arch: 13.9 mi
- Time Capsule: 13.9 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 13.9 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 14.2 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 14.4 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 14.8 mi
- Ramsdell House: 16.5 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 14.1 mi
- C&O 1308: 14.2 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 21.0 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 13.3 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antley Knob | S 178° | 561 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hoover Knob | SSE 157° | 513 m | 22.1 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 177° | 461 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mann Knob | SSE 153° | 429 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | S 191° | 427 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | S 189° | 425 m | 20.3 mi |
| Porter Knob | S 181° | 424 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hooker Knob | S 191° | 420 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524727
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 14 mi
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