Jacks Knob
Jacks Knob rises to 335 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Knobs, a peak 1.3 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34875724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 335 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 18.9 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Knobs: 1.3 mi
- Sponyers Knob: 1.6 mi
- Combs Knob: 1.6 mi
- Long: 2.2 mi
- Cline Knob: 3.3 mi
- Canal Park: 6.5 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 6.8 mi
- Tranquility Park: 7.6 mi
- Bristol Park: 7.7 mi
- Bainbridge Park: 10.8 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 6.3 mi
- Spruce Hill: 10.8 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Cliff Run Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Miller Sanctuary State Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 11.2 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 13.9 mi
- Appalachian Forest Museum: 14.9 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 15.4 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 15.5 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 14.6 mi
- Dard Hunter: 15.5 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 16.0 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 18.7 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 14.1 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 14.4 mi
- Three Sisters: 15.2 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 16.4 mi
- The Grove: 16.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 7.1 mi
- Sugar Point: 7.3 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 18.4 mi
- Violet Point: 23.1 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 16.4 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 16.5 mi
- Third Tier: 16.5 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 15.5 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 20.2 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 20.2 mi
- Knockemstiff: 9.8 mi
- South Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Ridge: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Jacks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | N 7° | 403 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | N 3° | 402 m | 6.1 mi |
| Long | ENE 57° | 397 m | 2.2 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | W 275° | 397 m | 11.7 mi |
| Ball Knob | NNE 14° | 394 m | 6.7 mi |
| Davis Knob | N 7° | 392 m | 6.6 mi |
| McMechen Hill | NW 311° | 392 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jester Hill | NW 305° | 391 m | 10.1 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 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:31 | 17:14 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1042019 — Jacks Knob, Pike County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357399442
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 16 mi
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