Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 412 m in West Virginia. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hilbert Wildlife Management Area, a park 3.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 18 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31515223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 412 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hilbert Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Forks of Coal Recreational Area: 7.1 mi
- Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Tornado Single Trax: 9.2 mi
- Meadowood Park: 9.7 mi
- Blue Knob: 5.1 mi
- Stowers Knob: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 9.4 mi
- Coal Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Workman Knob: 13.1 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 16.9 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 17.8 mi
- State Capitol: 17.8 mi
- World War 2: 17.8 mi
- The Block: 17.9 mi
- Burial Atendants: 15.8 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 18.2 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 18.3 mi
- Women's Soldier: 18.3 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 14.9 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 17.2 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 18.0 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 18.2 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 18.2 mi
- Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Governor's Garden: 18.1 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Wedding Garden: 21.9 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 22.8 mi
- Indian Rock: 14.1 mi
- Skyline Drive: 20.4 mi
- Grotto: 21.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Knob | S 180° | 603 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSW 192° | 601 m | 24.3 mi |
| Workman Knob | SE 146° | 599 m | 13.1 mi |
| Blair Mountain | S 173° | 596 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wet Knob | SSW 198° | 574 m | 23.8 mi |
| Brushy Point | S 174° | 545 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bee Mountain | E 96° | 530 m | 16.1 mi |
| Godby Knob | SSW 193° | 523 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison 3nnw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524726
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