Davy Knob
Davy Knob rises to 831 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tallery Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Farm Heritage Road passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31563438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 831 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Concho Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tallery Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Bluestone Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sand Knob: 3.7 mi
- Pipestem Knob: 3.8 mi
- Panther Knob: 5.2 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 2.6 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 6.5 mi
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Athens City Park: 10.4 mi
- Lilly: 1.9 mi
- Warford: 3.1 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 6.9 mi
- Junta: 7.0 mi
- Egypt: 13.8 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 8.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 8.2 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 8.3 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 15.4 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 15.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Stone Arch: 16.9 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 17.6 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 18.1 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 11.1 mi
- Grandview: 20.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Barneys Wall: 24.1 mi
- Barney's Wall: 24.1 mi
- High Point: 24.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 13.4 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascades: 24.7 mi
- Brooks Falls: 11.0 mi
- City Garden: 16.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Davy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | S 185° | 1,239 m | 18.9 mi |
| Jesses Knob | S 185° | 1,164 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NE 40° | 1,116 m | 17.0 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NE 39° | 1,095 m | 16.3 mi |
| Huff Knob | W 280° | 1,088 m | 9.2 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 281° | 1,078 m | 9.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | NE 40° | 1,078 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,069 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516367
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