Kincaid Knob
Kincaid Knob rises to 544 m in West Virginia. Limestone Mountain stands 945 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunners Ridge Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 8.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 544 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 10.7 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunners Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Norwood Park: 5.7 mi
- Pricketts Fort State Park: 5.8 mi
- Guyses Run Fishing Park: 6.1 mi
- East Fairmont Mini Park: 6.1 mi
- Kincaid Knob: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
- Browns Knob: 9.1 mi
- Price Hill: 9.2 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 9.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- WV Counties Monument: 9.5 mi
- Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 10.1 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Telephone Museum: 7.4 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 8.5 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Watts Museum: 12.6 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Valley Falls State Park: 6.5 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 9.8 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 12.4 mi
- Climbing: 14.2 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 14.6 mi
- Riverside Spot: 15.0 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 21.5 mi
- Don Knotts: 11.7 mi
- From The Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 21.9 mi
- Little Falls: 6.0 mi
- Matador Falls: 15.8 mi
- The Cliff: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kincaid Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Mountain | SE 136° | 945 m | 23.6 mi |
| Texas Mountain | SSE 152° | 857 m | 23.6 mi |
| Devies Mountain | NE 38° | 839 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pifer Mountain | SSE 147° | 835 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | E 83° | 715 m | 13.3 mi |
| Reed Hill | NE 43° | 675 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 60° | 656 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cannon Hill | ESE 113° | 621 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356534690
Day trips start here
- Fairmont · 7 mi
- Grafton · 9 mi
- Morgantown · 12 mi
- Shinnston · 16 mi
- Kingwood · 17 mi
- Bridgeport · 18 mi
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