Hensley Knob
Hensley Knob rises to 727 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Creek Public Fishing Area, a park 5.7 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31716959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 727 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 15.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 27 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 6.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 6.4 mi
- Sheep Knob: 9.5 mi
- Belcher Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Bradshaw Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Horse Creek Public Fishing Area: 5.7 mi
- Horse Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- R D Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Martha Moore Riverfront Park: 9.3 mi
- Martha H. Moore Riverfront Park: 9.3 mi
- Space Shuttle Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Bartley Mine Disaster: 10.6 mi
- Kimball World War I Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 14.8 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 14.9 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
- Hix: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hensley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | NNE 34° | 1,083 m | 24.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 30° | 1,037 m | 23.8 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | NNE 28° | 993 m | 22.2 mi |
| Burning Rock | N 9° | 912 m | 13.9 mi |
| Johns Knob | ESE 110° | 907 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sugar Cove Mountain | SSW 198° | 885 m | 20.1 mi |
| Stone Steps | S 174° | 868 m | 19.1 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNE 22° | 866 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:32 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RD Bailey Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517516
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