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.
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
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Knob: 2.2 mi
- Kelly Knob: 3.9 mi
- Long Run Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bear Knob: 4.6 mi
- High Germany Knob: 7.0 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 22.2 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 |
| 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 |
| Buck Knob | S 172° | 1,173 m | 14.0 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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