Paddy Knob
Paddy Knob rises to 1,365 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mad Sheep, a peak 3.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Paddy Knob is a summit in Virginia and West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 4,478 feet (1,365 m), Paddy Knob is the 29th highest summit in the state of West Virginia, and the 14th highest in Virginia. Paddy Knob derives its name from "paddy", which meant "bear" in African American Vernacular English.
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Wikidata Q25025307, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1365 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 15.4 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 21 mi
- Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mad Sheep: 3.0 mi
- Slate Lick Knob: 3.2 mi
- Mad Tom: 3.7 mi
- Fodder House: 4.4 mi
- Cove Hill: 5.1 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 11.1 mi
- Cass Historical District: 11.2 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 12.8 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 14.5 mi
- Highland Park: 15.3 mi
- Cass: 11.2 mi
- Boiler House: 11.2 mi
- Powerhouse: 11.2 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 18.8 mi
- Bolar Spring: 7.5 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 11.3 mi
- Blowing Springs: 14.4 mi
- Grose Spring: 16.1 mi
- Phillips Spring: 19.7 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 11.4 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 15.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.8 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 12.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 13.2 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 21.7 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 24.9 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 15.5 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.1 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.8 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 20.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 18.6 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Locust Springs: 23.6 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 18.1 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 25.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 4.6 mi
- Sunset: 9.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Paddy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | NW 310° | 1,481 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 330° | 1,476 m | 14.6 mi |
| Elleber Knob | NNE 20° | 1,401 m | 11.4 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | NNE 23° | 1,396 m | 12.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 25° | 1,363 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,362 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sounding Knob | ENE 63° | 1,334 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cloverlick Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,292 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frost 3NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524279
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