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Pewee Knob

Pewee Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pewee Knob rises to 512 m in West Virginia. Limestone Mountain stands 945 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Copeland Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 1.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31467033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
512 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.29954, -80.13258

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walnut Street Playground: 5.8 mi
  • Briarwood Park: 6.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Fetterman/Castle Creek Park: 6.2 mi
  • Maple Avenue Playground: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 8
  • Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower: 9.8 mi
  • WV Counties Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 11.7 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Jane Lew: 19.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • Bice-Ferguson Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Covered Bridge Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Marion County Historical Society: 12.8 mi
  • Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Buckhannon Mural: 21.8 mi
  • Don Knotts: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Maniac Mountain: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pewee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Limestone MountainESE 103°945 m23.8 mi
Thorn KnobSE 138°887 m21.6 mi
Texas MountainESE 117°857 m20.1 mi
Pifer MountainESE 113°835 m21.2 mi
Mount PhoebeENE 57°715 m23.8 mi
Bald KnobNE 40°656 m19.4 mi
Deen KnobS 178°629 m21.4 mi
King KnobS 171°601 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5520:1120:51
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3816:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556471757467564638
Precip in3.33.13.63.94.24.55.43.63.53.03.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarksburg Benedum AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555336 — Pewee Knob, Taylor County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525167

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