Mays Knob
Mays Knob rises to 374 m in West Virginia. Antley Knob stands 561 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkeycamp Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 15 miles off. 184 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 374 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
184 named places within 25 miles
- Wayne Park: 7.4 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 7.6 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Zen Way Park: 9.3 mi
- Wellness Center Park: 11.2 mi
- The Seeker: 13.8 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 13.8 mi
- Village in Bloom: 13.8 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 13.8 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 13.8 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 1.4 mi
- Buzzard Roost Knob: 2.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.1 mi
- Squirrel Knob: 2.2 mi
- Windy Oak Knob: 2.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 13.8 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 15.2 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Memorial Arch: 15.9 mi
- Time Capsule: 15.9 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 15.9 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 16.3 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 16.3 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 16.8 mi
- Ramsdell House: 18.5 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 16.0 mi
- C&O 1308: 16.3 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 22.3 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 15.3 mi
- Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mays Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antley Knob | S 182° | 561 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hoover Knob | SSE 159° | 513 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 182° | 461 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mann Knob | SSE 156° | 429 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSW 196° | 427 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSW 194° | 425 m | 19.2 mi |
| Porter Knob | S 189° | 424 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hooker Knob | SSW 198° | 420 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555072 — Mays Knob, Wayne County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525085
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- Huntington · 16 mi
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