Flag Knob
Flag Knob rises to 368 m in West Virginia. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Squirrel Knob, a peak 3.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q31582433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Zen Way Park: 4.3 mi
- Wellness Center Park: 6.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 6.7 mi
- Lions Club Sports Park: 6.9 mi
- Half Cabin 1: 10.2 mi
- The Seeker: 12.7 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 12.7 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 12.7 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 12.7 mi
- Village in Bloom: 12.7 mi
- Squirrel Knob: 3.2 mi
- Mays Knob: 5.1 mi
- Bear Knob: 5.1 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 5.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 6.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 16.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 17.1 mi
- The Marshall Beech Tree: 17.3 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 17.7 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 17.9 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 18.2 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 18.7 mi
- Ramsdell House: 21.3 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 17.0 mi
- C&O 1308: 18.2 mi
- Indian Rock: 24.2 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flag Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Knob | SE 136° | 603 m | 24.4 mi |
| Godby Knob | SSE 147° | 523 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hoover Knob | S 173° | 513 m | 20.7 mi |
| Kelly Knob | SSW 196° | 461 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mann Knob | S 176° | 429 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSW 206° | 427 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSW 205° | 425 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blue Knob | ESE 113° | 420 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:31 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524857
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 18 mi
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