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Flag Knob

Flag Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. 38 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

Coordinates38.23537, -82.22014

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 52
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 28
  • 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
  • John Marshall: 17.2 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 17.0 mi
  • C&O 1308: 18.2 mi
  • Indian Rock: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney KnobSE 136°603 m24.4 mi
Godby KnobSSE 147°523 m23.6 mi
Hoover KnobS 173°513 m20.7 mi
Kelly KnobSSW 196°461 m19.8 mi
Mann KnobS 176°429 m14.6 mi
Bull MountainSSW 206°427 m24.1 mi
Cotton HillSSW 205°425 m22.5 mi
Porter KnobSSW 208°424 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:41
June solstice06:0720:1720:56
September equinox07:1718:5319:28
December solstice07:4316:3117:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556572767569574638
Precip in3.33.44.43.75.04.65.53.53.63.53.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524857

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