Buck Knob
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
- 0.5 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Buck Knob: 0.3 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Haystack Knob: 2.8 mi
- Henderson Knob: 4.8 mi
- Feurt Hill: 5.2 mi
- 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
- Clay Township Park: 6.1 mi
- Bannon Park: 8.4 mi
- Mound Park: 8.5 mi
- Alexandria Park: 8.8 mi
- Riverfront Park: 9.0 mi
- The Kinney Spring: 8.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 8.8 mi
- Spock Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Gladys Riley: 8.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 9.7 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 12.7 mi
- Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Violet Point: 9.3 mi
- Raven Rock: 9.6 mi
- Murphin Point: 22.7 mi
- Slate Point: 23.2 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 11.8 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 12.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.7 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | N 354° | 397 m | 19.9 mi |
| Peach Mountain | W 279° | 386 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cline Knob | N 355° | 380 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SW 229° | 373 m | 9.8 mi |
| Smith Hill | NW 317° | 368 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tener Mountain | WNW 301° | 368 m | 16.3 mi |
| Shawnee Knob | WSW 236° | 365 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sponyers Knob | N 350° | 364 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:22 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
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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