Horseback Knob
Horseback Knob rises to 403 m in Ohio. Chestnut Oak Knob stands 402 m to the south-southwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gundy Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34874271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 403 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 34.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gundy Knob: 0.3 mi
- Selby Knob: 0.3 mi
- Sams Knob: 0.8 mi
- Davis Knob: 1.2 mi
- Ball Knob: 1.4 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 7.7 mi
- Mead Park: 8.4 mi
- Southern Playground: 8.5 mi
- Poland Park: 8.9 mi
- Adena State Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Spruce Hill: 3.8 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 8.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 12.3 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 6.2 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 8.5 mi
- Ross County Museum: 8.6 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 8.8 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 9.8 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 6.7 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 8.9 mi
- The Grove: 9.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 14.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 14.1 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 6.9 mi
- Dard Hunter: 8.4 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 17.8 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 24.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.5 mi
- Sugar Point: 4.0 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 17.7 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 9.0 mi
- Third Tier: 9.0 mi
- Knockemstiff: 2.6 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 8.4 mi
- South Ridge: 18.8 mi
- South Beach: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Horseback Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSW 203° | 402 m | 1.7 mi |
| Long | S 172° | 397 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | WSW 242° | 397 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 41° | 395 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ball Knob | SSE 150° | 394 m | 1.4 mi |
| Nevins Hill | W 281° | 393 m | 12.9 mi |
| Davis Knob | S 186° | 392 m | 1.2 mi |
| McMechen Hill | WSW 256° | 392 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1041804 — Horseback Knob, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357399052
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 9 mi
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