Godby Knob
Godby Knob rises to 523 m in West Virginia. Burning Rock stands 912 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Logan State Park, a nature reserve 4.2 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31458388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 523 m
How to reach it
69 named places within 25 miles
- Piney Knob: 4.7 mi
- Wet Knob: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 5.7 mi
- Brushy Point: 6.4 mi
- Green Shoals Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Madison City Park: 11.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 15.1 mi
- Man Youth Sports Complex: 15.3 mi
- Man WV War Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 24.6 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 24.6 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 24.7 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 4.2 mi
- Matewan Depot: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Godby Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Rock | SE 138° | 912 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cherry Pond Mountain | ESE 107° | 843 m | 24.1 mi |
| Huff Mountain | SE 133° | 835 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | ESE 116° | 813 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cook Mountain | ESE 106° | 773 m | 22.1 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | S 181° | 763 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 128° | 749 m | 20.0 mi |
| Coon Knob | S 177° | 741 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517142
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