Church Knob
Church Knob rises to 736 m in West Virginia. Crouch Knob stands 1,374 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.2 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31544254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 736 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 7.1 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 20.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 24.9 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
146 named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Knob: 2.2 mi
- Long Run Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bear Knob: 4.6 mi
- High Germany Knob: 7.0 mi
- Big Run Knob: 7.2 mi
- Tall Oaks Roadside Park: 5.7 mi
- Gerald L. Scott Memorial Boat Ramp: 8.5 mi
- Upshur County Recreational Park: 9.3 mi
- Fred Brooks Park: 10.7 mi
- Buckhannon City Park: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 11.5 mi
- Wilson Monument: 15.9 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 16.4 mi
- The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 22.1 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 11.6 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 14.2 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 16.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 22.0 mi
- Mountaineer Military Museum: 22.1 mi
- Pat Spring: 22.4 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 23.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 24.3 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 24.3 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 9.3 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 20.5 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 22.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 22.1 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 16.1 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 16.9 mi
- High Falls: 20.1 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 11.5 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 16.7 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 23.3 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Church Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Knob | SSE 153° | 1,374 m | 21.2 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | SE 135° | 1,351 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hutton Knob | SE 139° | 1,291 m | 18.6 mi |
| White Top | SE 137° | 1,237 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pond Lick Mountain | E 81° | 1,222 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mast Knob | S 184° | 1,221 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hawflat Knob | E 86° | 1,200 m | 20.3 mi |
| Whitman Knob | S 175° | 1,193 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Cave 2 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356532526
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 11 mi
- Weston · 22 mi
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