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Honsocker Knob

Honsocker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Honsocker Knob rises to 493 m in West Virginia. Catherines Knob stands 522 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lough Knob, a peak 3.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Honsocker Knob is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 m), Honsocker Knob is the 723rd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Honsocker Knob most likely derives its name from the local Handsucker family.

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Wikidata Q31717270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
493 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.70119, -80.40619

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bowers Playground: 12.2 mi
  • Mannington Fairgrounds: 12.3 mi
  • Curtisville Lake Park and Campground: 12.5 mi
  • Mannington Middle Park: 12.8 mi
  • Ryerson Station State Park: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 27
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Honsocker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherines KnobESE 116°522 m10.5 mi
Bake Oven KnobSE 146°505 m7.2 mi
Devines KnobESE 107°488 m8.8 mi
Lough KnobW 275°484 m3.6 mi
Minnie KnobE 79°484 m14.1 mi
Efaw KnobE 101°483 m5.2 mi
Fort KnobESE 102°481 m8.6 mi
Culley HillNW 313°475 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:34
June solstice05:5520:1320:54
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4016:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516068727165524134
Precip in4.03.44.04.35.64.95.73.73.83.43.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burton, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1540429 — Honsocker Knob, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356517686

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