Old Knob
Old Knob rises to 405 m in Virginia. Pinnacle stands 864 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willa Cather Birthplace, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 13.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 27.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 23 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 24 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Devils Nose · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Acorn Hill: 3.1 mi
- Chine Spring Knob: 4.3 mi
- Bear Garden Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 5.5 mi
- Gainesboro Neighborhood Park: 4.2 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 5.5 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Reynolds Store Neighborhood Park: 7.4 mi
- Round Hill Neighborhood Park: 8.3 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 1.3 mi
- Judge John Handley Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Timbrook Park: 11.6 mi
- POW-MIA Memorial: 12.2 mi
- 1st and 2nd Battles of Kernstown: 12.5 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: 10.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters: 11.2 mi
- George Washington's Office Museum: 11.4 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum: 11.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 9.9 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 10.2 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 11.0 mi
- Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 11.2 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 11.3 mi
- Town Spring: 10.8 mi
- Natural Spring: 14.0 mi
- Neglar Spring: 14.6 mi
- Roadside Spring: 14.8 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 14.8 mi
- Red Bud Run: 14.4 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 17.1 mi
- Cool Spring Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Beach 3: 1.7 mi
- Beach 2: 1.9 mi
- Beach 1: 1.9 mi
- River Beach: 20.2 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 23.9 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 10.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 12.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 12.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 22.9 mi
- Dog Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Three High Heads: 18.9 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.7 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 4.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 12.1 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 6.8 mi
- Mountain Falls: 10.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Old Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle | SSW 209° | 864 m | 11.1 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | SSW 210° | 803 m | 16.2 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 209° | 791 m | 13.4 mi |
| High Point | N 357° | 789 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSW 213° | 738 m | 13.7 mi |
| Stony Mountain | W 264° | 697 m | 20.8 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | NNW 327° | 679 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | N 4° | 673 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583389
Day trips start here
- Martinsburg · 23 mi
- Hedgesville · 26 mi
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