Oakey Knob
Oakey Knob rises to 651 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Fork Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31425452, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 651 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 15.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 25 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 25 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 25 mi
- The Loops Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Mountains State Park - Clear Creek Access: 5.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 9.1 mi
- Casar Park: 9.8 mi
- Simpson Field: 10.9 mi
- South Mountains State Park: 11.0 mi
- Devils Fork Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Huckleberry Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Shoal Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Silver Creek Knob: 1.7 mi
- Pasture Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Resurrection Falls: 1.1 mi
- Somey Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Sally Queen Falls: 2.7 mi
- Pot Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Black Mountain Falls: 4.5 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 13.7 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 13.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 13.8 mi
- Bostic Lincoln Center: 14.1 mi
- Marion Train Depot: 15.2 mi
- Caboose: 14.1 mi
- Something Rotten: 14.7 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 14.7 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 14.8 mi
- Walk Like a Raccoon: 14.8 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 13.9 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 14.0 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 15.2 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 17.8 mi
- Lattimore Caboose: 18.2 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 10.6 mi
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 14.0 mi
- Lake Lure Green Space: 25.0 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.3 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 14.1 mi
- Boat beach: 14.1 mi
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Globe: 24.9 mi
- Fox Den: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 19.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 19.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Oakey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | NNE 24° | 918 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hickory Knob | NNE 34° | 907 m | 4.6 mi |
| Propst Mountain | NNE 23° | 905 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 30° | 901 m | 4.4 mi |
| Walker Top | NNE 32° | 886 m | 6.7 mi |
| Benn Knob | E 88° | 882 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NE 50° | 874 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NE 56° | 870 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357808450
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 28 mi
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