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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 287 m in Indiana. Hickman Hill stands 302 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Benz Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Crawford County, Indiana, United States

Wikidata Q33143580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
287 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30617, -86.35304

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 34
  • Marengo Community Building: 4.4 mi
  • Town Hall: 4.5 mi
  • Baylor Park: 4.6 mi
  • Clifton Center: 4.7 mi
  • Hilands Overlook State Park: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Historic sites: 6
Springs: 5
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
  • Harrison County Discovery Center: 13.9 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Spring and Statue: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickman HillE 101°302 m23.3 mi
Warren HillNNE 17°284 m16.5 mi
Sand Bank HillNNE 17°283 m17.7 mi
Hayes HillSSE 152°282 m18.4 mi
Seigs HillE 84°281 m7.3 mi
Henry Ott HillE 86°278 m8.3 mi
Reno HillNE 52°278 m11.1 mi
Smith HillNNE 21°277 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2319:58
June solstice06:2320:3321:13
September equinox07:3419:0919:44
December solstice07:5916:4817:29

Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333746576674777669574737
Precip in3.83.64.85.25.05.43.82.93.74.04.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — English, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663436

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