Moore Knob
Moore Knob rises to 281 m in Maryland. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullskin Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31599988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 281 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 20.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 7 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 13 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clear Spring Park: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 5.6 mi
- Gerber Field: 8.2 mi
- Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park: 8.4 mi
- Widmyer Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 3.2 mi
- Fort Frederick: 5.2 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 5.5 mi
- Tonoloway Fort: 9.4 mi
- Round Top Cement Mill: 10.7 mi
- Bullskin Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Abe Mills Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hearthstone Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cross Mountain: 3.6 mi
- CCC museum: 5.3 mi
- Hancock Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 11.5 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 15.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring: 11.0 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 11.5 mi
- Reese Spring: 11.9 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 17.6 mi
- Neglar Spring: 17.6 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 4.2 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 10.9 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 11.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 13.5 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.2 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 5.2 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 18.5 mi
- Lock 40: 19.0 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 13.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 13.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- The Lockings: 6.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.2 mi
- The Little Point: 19.3 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 11.3 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 16.1 mi
- 42 West: 24.3 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 14.1 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.6 mi
- Four Square Garden: 19.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Moore Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNE 14° | 740 m | 19.0 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NW 324° | 690 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | SW 236° | 673 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNE 31° | 627 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Lockings | NW 304° | 618 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NE 56° | 616 m | 3.5 mi |
| Parnell Knob | NNE 28° | 614 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | SSW 210° | 580 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358241578
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 8 mi
- Hedgesville · 9 mi
- Mercersburg · 12 mi
- Washington County · 13 mi
- Martinsburg · 16 mi
- Hagerstown · 17 mi
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