Pilot Knob
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. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 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
- 6.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
111 named places within 25 miles
- Benz Hill: 4.0 mi
- Duke Hill: 4.8 mi
- Scott Hill: 4.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost Hill: 5.5 mi
- Seton Knob: 5.5 mi
- Town Hall: 4.5 mi
- Baylor Park: 4.6 mi
- Clifton Center: 4.7 mi
- Hilands Overlook State Park: 5.7 mi
- Harrison Spring: 8.1 mi
- O'Bannon Woods State Park: 8.9 mi
- Harrison-Crawford State Forest: 9.1 mi
- Hayswood Nature Reserve: 13.2 mi
- Indian Creek Trail: 13.6 mi
- McCalla's Woods Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Grable Spring: 13.8 mi
- Miles Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hoyt Spring: 14.4 mi
- Spring Cave: 14.9 mi
- Pluto Spring: 22.4 mi
- Constitution Elm: 13.8 mi
- Confederate Monument: 23.1 mi
- Tree Trunk from 1974 Tornado: 23.2 mi
- 1974 Tornado Victims: 23.2 mi
- Marengo Cave: 4.8 mi
- Squire Boone Caverns: 20.5 mi
- French Lick Resort Casino: 22.4 mi
- Harrison County Discovery Center: 13.9 mi
- French Lick West Baden Museum: 22.2 mi
- Indiana Railway Museum: 22.3 mi
- Hemlock Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Blice Point: 11.8 mi
- Wynnsboro: 5.4 mi
- Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 18.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Hill | E 101° | 302 m | 23.3 mi |
| Warren Hill | NNE 17° | 284 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | NNE 17° | 283 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hayes Hill | SSE 152° | 282 m | 18.4 mi |
| Seigs Hill | E 84° | 281 m | 7.3 mi |
| Henry Ott Hill | E 86° | 278 m | 8.3 mi |
| Reno Hill | NE 52° | 278 m | 11.1 mi |
| Smith Hill | NNE 21° | 277 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:23 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:33 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 16:48 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Marengo).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — English, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358663436
Day trips start here
- Corydon · 14 mi
- Georgetown · 21 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 26 mi
- New Albany · 29 mi
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