Buzzard Roost Knob
Buzzard Roost Knob rises to 354 m in West Virginia. Antley Knob stands 561 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 13 miles off. 197 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31521509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
197 named places within 25 miles
- Wayne Park: 5.6 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 5.9 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Zen Way Park: 10.5 mi
- Barboursville City Park: 11.7 mi
- Giant Elephant: 12.5 mi
- Untitled: 12.6 mi
- Vision of Corinth: 12.6 mi
- Reggio: 12.7 mi
- Owl No. 4: 12.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 0.5 mi
- Windy Oak Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mays Knob: 2.0 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 2.9 mi
- Saddle Knob: 3.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 13.0 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 13.6 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Memorial Arch: 14.2 mi
- Time Capsule: 14.2 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 14.1 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 14.5 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 14.7 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 15.1 mi
- Ramsdell House: 16.6 mi
- C&O 1308: 14.5 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 14.5 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.7 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 13.7 mi
- Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Roost Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antley Knob | S 177° | 561 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hoover Knob | SSE 156° | 513 m | 21.8 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 176° | 461 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mann Knob | SSE 152° | 429 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bull Mountain | S 191° | 427 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cotton Hill | S 189° | 425 m | 19.9 mi |
| Porter Knob | S 180° | 424 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hooker Knob | S 190° | 420 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554040 — Buzzard Roost Knob, Wayne County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524740
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- Huntington · 15 mi
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