Gobbler Knob
Gobbler Knob rises to 302 m in West Virginia. Turkeycamp Knob stands 380 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Huddleston Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31458355, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 302 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- April Dawn Park: 3.8 mi
- Jarel Sargent Park: 4.2 mi
- Kiwanivista Park: 4.6 mi
- Barboursville Skate Park: 7.3 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 7.4 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 7.4 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 7.4 mi
- The Seeker: 7.4 mi
- Village in Bloom: 7.4 mi
- Huddleston Knob: 0.8 mi
- Rich Knob: 2.2 mi
- Poore Hill: 3.6 mi
- Signal Knob: 7.2 mi
- Porter Knob: 8.0 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 7.4 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 13.3 mi
- The Marshall Beech Tree: 13.7 mi
- Sergeant Danny C. Hayes Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 14.4 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 16.4 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 16.5 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 16.5 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 17.8 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 13.1 mi
- C&O 1308: 16.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 19.7 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gobbler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSW 199° | 380 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stowers Knob | SSE 159° | 378 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSW 200° | 374 m | 19.4 mi |
| Flag Knob | S 186° | 368 m | 16.6 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SSW 194° | 368 m | 18.9 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSW 202° | 359 m | 21.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ESE 122° | 354 m | 16.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSW 206° | 354 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PEA Ridge PSD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517140
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 15 mi
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