Paines Knob
Paines Knob rises to 415 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedges Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31457887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 415 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 1.9 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 5.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Devils Nose · 1 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 8 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hedges Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Short Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Whites Knob: 2.5 mi
- Pinkerton Knob: 4.1 mi
- Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 2.4 mi
- Rooney Park: 6.0 mi
- North Berkeley Community Park: 6.3 mi
- North Berkeley Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Berkeley Springs Bike and Skate Park: 6.3 mi
- Sleepy Creek Post Office: 5.1 mi
- March 17 1936 High Water Mark: 5.8 mi
- Fort Frederick: 5.9 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 6.5 mi
- George Washington's Bathtub: 6.5 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.9 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 5.9 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 14.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 15.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 15.1 mi
- CCC museum: 5.9 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 6.5 mi
- Hancock Museum: 8.0 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 12.1 mi
- Belle Boyd House: 12.5 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 8.3 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 8.8 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 11.3 mi
- Eidolon Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 6.5 mi
- Neglar Spring: 10.4 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 12.9 mi
- Natural Spring: 13.8 mi
- Big Spring: 17.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 12.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 12.2 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 23.6 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 24.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 7.1 mi
- The Lockings: 11.8 mi
- The Little Point: 23.9 mi
- Beach 2: 22.9 mi
- Beach 1: 22.9 mi
- Beach 3: 23.2 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 6.4 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 21.4 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 20.1 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Paines Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | SW 229° | 789 m | 16.4 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NNW 344° | 690 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | WSW 248° | 673 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NE 36° | 627 m | 11.1 mi |
| The Lockings | NNW 328° | 618 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NE 43° | 616 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sleepy Creek Mountain | SSW 204° | 580 m | 10.6 mi |
| Purslane Mountain | W 267° | 568 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:10 | 16:52 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525147
Day trips start here
- Hedgesville · 7 mi
- Hancock · 8 mi
- Martinsburg · 13 mi
- Washington County · 16 mi
- Mercersburg · 20 mi
- Shepherdstown · 20 mi
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