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Buck Knob

Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Knob rises to 306 m in Ohio. Long stands 397 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Buck Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Ohio, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34810734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85757, -83.03712

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Portsmouth Area Labor Unions: 8.8 mi
  • Tour of the Scioto River Valley: 8.8 mi
  • Portsmouth Area Sports Figures: 8.9 mi
  • 2018 Girl's Little League World Series Softball Champions: 8.9 mi
  • Baseball Mural: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Parks: 35
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 5
  • Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 8.8 mi
  • Candyland Children's Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Depot Museum: 23.3 mi
  • Lewis County Historical Society: 23.4 mi
  • Serpent Mound Museum: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Peebles Community Garden: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LongN397 m19.9 mi
Peach MountainW386 m17.7 mi
Cline KnobN380 m21.3 mi
Pyramid MountainSW373 m9.8 mi
Smith HillNW368 m13.8 mi
Tener MountainWNW368 m16.3 mi
Shawnee KnobWSW365 m9.7 mi
Sponyers KnobN364 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:44
June solstice06:0820:2221:01
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:4816:3217:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536471757468564436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1038459 — Buck Knob, Scioto County, Ohio.

OpenStreetMap element node/357389740

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