Knob Hill
Knob Hill rises to 316 m in Indiana. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Wood Nature Center/LaGrange County Nature Preserve, a park 2.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Knob (elevation 1,051 feet/320 meters) is the fourth highest named point in the U.S. state of Indiana after Weed Patch Hill, Sand Hill, and Hoosier Hill. It is located in Bloomfield Township in LaGrange County, approximately three miles east of the town of LaGrange.
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Wikidata Q7744867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 316 m
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Maple Wood Nature Center/LaGrange County Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Bruce Brown Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- LaGrange Town Park: 3.5 mi
- Ontario Park: 3.7 mi
- Ontario Park: 3.7 mi
- LaGrange County Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Olin Lake Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Lee Lake Public Access: 9.0 mi
- Sauk Indian Trail Prairie Plant Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Ropchan Wildlife Refuge: 13.1 mi
- Sturgis Historical Society Museum: 11.0 mi
- Shipshewana Area Historical: 11.7 mi
- Menno-Hof: 11.9 mi
- Mid-America Windmill Museum: 16.2 mi
- Old Gate House: 17.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.6 mi
- Baby Mountain: 14.2 mi
- The Knobs: 14.7 mi
- Diamond Hill: 16.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.8 mi
- Dr. David Rogers: 8.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 17.1 mi
- Fort Cooper: 17.2 mi
- Steuben County Soldier's Monument: 18.4 mi
- Wahbememe Historical Monument: 18.8 mi
- Bonneyville Mill Trail Garden: 21.7 mi
- Bonneyville Herb Garden: 21.7 mi
- Mushroom garden: 23.8 mi
- People's Plot: 23.8 mi
- People's Plot: 23.9 mi
- Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 17.4 mi
- Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 23.0 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Wall Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 24.9 mi
- Amazing Fall Fun: 25.0 mi
- John Yoder Memorial Sculpture: 22.4 mi
- Branch: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knob Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SE 145° | 328 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hell's Point | ENE 76° | 326 m | 18.1 mi |
| Diamond Hill | SSW 211° | 312 m | 16.7 mi |
| Baby Mountain | SSE 157° | 309 m | 14.2 mi |
| The Knobs | SW 219° | 292 m | 14.7 mi |
| Colon Mountain | N 358° | 287 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | W 264° | 287 m | 22.4 mi |
| Sugar Hill | WSW 238° | 273 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:30 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 36 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lagrange, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358668948
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