Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 382 m in West Virginia. Wet Knob stands 574 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweet Potato Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 14 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1554015).
Wikidata Q31515310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 382 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
156 named places within 25 miles
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 7.0 mi
- Wayne Park: 7.4 mi
- Fort Gay Veterans Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Zen Way Park: 13.7 mi
- Giant Elephant: 17.6 mi
- Vision of Corinth: 17.7 mi
- Pedogna II: 17.7 mi
- Reggio: 17.7 mi
- Owl No. 4: 17.7 mi
- Sweet Potato Knob: 1.6 mi
- Saddle Knob: 2.5 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 3.9 mi
- Windy Oak Knob: 4.0 mi
- Mays Knob: 5.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 18.6 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Memorial Arch: 19.0 mi
- WWI Memorial Trail: 19.0 mi
- Time Capsule: 19.0 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 18.9 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 19.2 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 19.7 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 19.8 mi
- Ceredo Historical Society Museum: 20.6 mi
- C&O 1308: 19.2 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 19.7 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.1 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 18.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wet Knob | SE 137° | 574 m | 24.5 mi |
| Antley Knob | S 175° | 561 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cabin Hill | SE 145° | 537 m | 25.0 mi |
| Godby Knob | SE 124° | 523 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hoover Knob | SSE 146° | 513 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 172° | 461 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sheep House Knob | S 174° | 447 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mann Knob | SE 136° | 429 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554015 — Buck Knob, Wayne County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524725
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- Huntington · 20 mi
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