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Dyson Knob

Dyson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dyson Knob rises to 197 m in Indiana. Big Ditney Hill stands 193 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ringham Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33138432, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.21449, -87.28418

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lynnville Park: 2.6 mi
  • Patoka State Fish and Wildlife Area: 3.2 mi
  • Jordan Park: 3.3 mi
  • Hemmer Woods: 4.8 mi
  • Bethel Camp: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 20
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 10
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Colonel Jones Home: 14.8 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
  • Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 18.5 mi
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 21.6 mi
  • Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 18.3 mi
  • Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dyson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Ditney HillSW 218°193 m7.2 mi
Wilson HillNW 316°190 m5.7 mi
Kennedy HillNW 317°189 m7.6 mi
Ringham HillW 272°186 m1.6 mi
Coal KnobsSSE 148°183 m22.0 mi
Moore HillNW 317°178 m6.7 mi
Fisher KnobsSE 145°178 m18.4 mi
Bald HillNW 308°176 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:01
June solstice06:2720:3721:16
September equinox07:3819:1319:48
December solstice08:0316:5217:33

Local time (America/Indiana/Petersburg).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313545566573767568574536
Precip in3.63.44.85.55.94.64.74.13.53.64.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stendal, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358652985

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