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Mount Jacobs

Mount Jacobs, seen from above at true elevation

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. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 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

Coordinates39.62841, -80.81343

Overlooks nearby

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
Peaks: 21
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Piatt Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Lower Piatt Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Raven Rocks Falls: 20.9 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honsocker KnobENE 77°493 m22.2 mi
Lough KnobENE 73°484 m18.8 mi
Culley HillNE 49°475 m18.5 mi
Tunnel HillNE 48°453 m19.6 mi
OwlsheadSE 124°442 m11.0 mi
Riggs KnobNNE 11°435 m15.5 mi
OwlsheadSSW 210°434 m15.2 mi
Buck KnobWSW 250°409 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:35
June solstice05:5720:1520:55
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:4116:2017:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516169737266544334
Precip in3.73.13.93.94.54.54.73.63.73.02.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hannibal Locks & DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524978

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