Jacobs Knob
Jacobs Knob rises to 292 m in Kentucky. Frenchman Knob stands 353 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Moore Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 292 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 208.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 9 mi
- Overlook Trail · 17 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 23 mi
- Dixon Cave · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jim Moore Hill: 1.0 mi
- Three Springs Knob: 2.7 mi
- Silver Mine Knob: 4.2 mi
- Veach Knob: 4.8 mi
- Gardner Knob: 4.9 mi
- Taylors Bend Park: 6.4 mi
- Glendale Park: 7.5 mi
- Rider's Mill Natural Area Information Center: 7.7 mi
- Rider's Mill Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- Creekfront Park: 10.5 mi
- Site of the Boundary Oak: 9.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 9.5 mi
- Hidden River Cave: 21.6 mi
- Adventures of Mammoth Cave: 22.9 mi
- Memorial Building: 9.4 mi
- Tank: 10.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 10.5 mi
- The Cannonball: 14.1 mi
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument: 16.2 mi
- The Lincoln Museum: 10.5 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 14.2 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Hart County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 15.5 mi
- Bell Cliff: 14.9 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Cow Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Nappers Rollover: 22.1 mi
- Potlick Point: 22.9 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 5.5 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 5.6 mi
- Sinking Spring: 9.4 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 18.5 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 10.5 mi
- Saint Joseph Statue: 23.5 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Northbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Hart County (Horse County) Southbound Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Mammoth Cave: 23.7 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Jacobs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchman Knob | S 171° | 353 m | 9.6 mi |
| Maxey Knob | SE 145° | 327 m | 19.0 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | SSE 147° | 324 m | 12.9 mi |
| Knox Knob | SE 145° | 318 m | 14.0 mi |
| Three Kiln Knob | SSE 151° | 309 m | 13.4 mi |
| Wootens Knob | S 175° | 305 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blueball Hill | NNW 336° | 304 m | 18.7 mi |
| Akin Knob | SE 126° | 296 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:30 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:49 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millerstown 4E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 495081 — Jacobs Knob, Hardin County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358593752
Day trips start here
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 25 mi
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