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Moore Knob

Moore Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.68371, -78.02639

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Attractions: 21
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.2 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 5.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
Museums: 21
Springs: 16
  • 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
Nature reserves: 14
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Moore Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNE 14°740 m19.0 mi
Emmaville MountainNW 324°690 m18.0 mi
Cacapon 2SW 236°673 m18.3 mi
Cross MountainNNE 31°627 m3.6 mi
The LockingsNW 304°618 m17.5 mi
Hearthstone MountainNE 56°616 m3.5 mi
Parnell KnobNNE 28°614 m18.3 mi
Little MountainNNE 24°590 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4520:0420:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358241578

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