Oak Knob
Oak Knob rises to 1,175 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49057995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1175 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dundo Overlook · 28 mi
- Chimney Rock · 28 mi
- Trayfoot Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Horsehead Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pond Knob: 1.0 mi
- Meadow Knob: 1.9 mi
- Dundore Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Narrowback Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Flagpole Knob: 3.2 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 4.6 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 4.6 mi
- Riven Rock Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 9.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Fort Harrison: 11.6 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 14.1 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 14.3 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 12.3 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 14.4 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 14.5 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 14.5 mi
- Love Essence: 13.6 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 13.7 mi
- Flames: 13.7 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 13.7 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 13.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 2.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 5.6 mi
- Hall Spring: 11.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 12.4 mi
- Hiner Spring: 12.8 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 19.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.5 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 22.7 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 23.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 13.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 15.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 15.0 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.6 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 17.5 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 20.4 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 25.0 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 10.1 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 24.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | WSW 255° | 1,338 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | WNW 301° | 1,336 m | 3.2 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,332 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bother Knob | WNW 290° | 1,323 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | SW 227° | 1,320 m | 9.3 mi |
| High Knob | NNW 340° | 1,246 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dyers Knob | WSW 252° | 1,245 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | N 357° | 1,244 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3891828609
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