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Little Knob

Little Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Little Knob rises to 518 m in Maryland. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q31599780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
518 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.66038, -78.67051

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • B'er Chayim Congregation: 4.8 mi
  • National Road Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Steam Pump: 6.8 mi
  • Masonry Overfall: 7.6 mi
  • First Toll Gate House: 9.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Dawson Spring: 17.1 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 21.2 mi
  • Natural Spring: 21.8 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 21.9 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Art: 13.4 mi
  • Morgan Arts Council: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • River Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 21.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Little Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sampson RockWNW895 m14.1 mi
Saint John RockW890 m15.8 mi
Dans RockWSW883 m13.2 mi
Little Savage MountainWNW859 m14.1 mi
Wolf RockWSW832 m14.8 mi
FairviewWSW823 m18.9 mi
Gravel HillW819 m16.6 mi
Shocky HillWNW816 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4820:0620:47
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3316:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371767467554435
Precip in2.82.43.43.44.23.93.73.43.52.82.63.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358239208

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