Mount Jacobs
Mount Jacobs rises to 421 m in West Virginia. Honsocker Knob stands 493 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooklyn Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31717445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 421 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Historic National Road - West Virginia, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiedaisch Point · 5 mi
62 named places within 25 miles
- Brooklyn Park: 2.6 mi
- Bruce Park: 2.7 mi
- North Street Historic District: 2.9 mi
- New Martinsville Downtown Historic District: 2.9 mi
- Hydro Park: 3.6 mi
- Duffy Hill: 3.8 mi
- Boston Hill: 4.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 7.5 mi
- Owlshead: 11.0 mi
- Shepherd Hill: 12.5 mi
- Kiedaisch Point Park: 5.1 mi
- Clarington 254 Park: 9.6 mi
- Rothenbuhler Woods Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Sunfish Creek State Forest: 12.7 mi
- Piatt Park Gorge & Cave Area: 15.6 mi
- Upper Piatt Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lower Piatt Falls: 15.7 mi
- Raven Rocks Falls: 20.9 mi
- Delf Norona Museum: 20.3 mi
- Fostoria Glass Museum: 20.4 mi
- Glenn Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Irish Run Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Spencer Cemetery: 22.1 mi
- Kelsey: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Jacobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honsocker Knob | ENE 77° | 493 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lough Knob | ENE 73° | 484 m | 18.8 mi |
| Culley Hill | NE 49° | 475 m | 18.5 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | NE 48° | 453 m | 19.6 mi |
| Owlshead | SE 124° | 442 m | 11.0 mi |
| Riggs Knob | NNE 11° | 435 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | WSW 250° | 409 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kanzigg Hill | NNW 346° | 398 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal Locks & DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524978
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