Merritt Knob
Merritt Knob rises to 592 m in West Virginia. Pigeonroost stands 1,074 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31718303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 592 m
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Knob: 0.8 mi
- Thrasher Knob: 1.0 mi
- Long Knob: 1.3 mi
- Green Knob: 1.7 mi
- High Knob: 2.2 mi
- Break Neck Over Look: 5.3 mi
- Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- South Branch Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Peterkin Camp and Conference Center: 6.9 mi
- Hampshire Park: 6.9 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 10.4 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 10.5 mi
- Davis History House: 10.5 mi
- Davis History House: 10.5 mi
- Literary Hall: 10.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 17.0 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 19.2 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 19.6 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 19.6 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 10.2 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 10.2 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 18.8 mi
- Stony River Dam: 22.8 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 10.4 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 17.3 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 20.4 mi
- Lost River State Park: 21.6 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 16.0 mi
- Helmick Rock: 17.7 mi
- Baker Rocks: 19.1 mi
- Three High Heads: 24.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 11.7 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 12.2 mi
- eroded outcropping: 23.5 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 9.7 mi
- River Beach: 17.3 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 23.7 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 24.8 mi
- Frankville: 23.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Merritt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeonroost | W 261° | 1,074 m | 18.1 mi |
| Black Rock | WNW 304° | 963 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pinnacle | NW 316° | 950 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 139° | 874 m | 12.1 mi |
| Short Mountain | SE 139° | 874 m | 12.1 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | ESE 106° | 839 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fore Knobs | W 264° | 834 m | 16.3 mi |
| Charles Knob | SW 219° | 830 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Romney 1 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1543136 — Merritt Knob, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356518822
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