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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 221 m in Indiana. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is McBrides Bluff, a cliff 2.8 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 3.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137462, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
221 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73422, -86.83056

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Boggs Lake & Park: 4.9 mi
  • West Boggs Park: 5.2 mi
  • Swamp & Water Park: 5.6 mi
  • Martin County State Forest: 6.2 mi
  • Loogootee city park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 30
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 12
  • Houghntan Memorial bridge: 6.7 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 18.7 mi
  • Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 19.4 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 20.0 mi
Museums: 6
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 16.9 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Daviess County Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 19.3 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 7.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pluto Spring: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 23.8 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobE 100°276 m13.3 mi
Rariden HillE 84°274 m17.2 mi
Sally HillE 87°270 m13.7 mi
Mount AirieSE 137°266 m15.3 mi
Maul HillNE 49°263 m16.3 mi
Tunnel HillNNE 19°260 m14.1 mi
Red HillNE 43°249 m18.4 mi
Sampson HillSSE 161°247 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2320:3621:16
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0316:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645576574777670584636

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane NSA, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 450728 — Buck Knob, Martin County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358677669

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