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Pine Knob

Pine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Knob rises to 257 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 139 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Indiana, United States of America

Wikidata Q33143700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59645, -85.80775

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 36
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 25
  • Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 20.0 mi
  • Charters of Freedom: 20.5 mi
  • The Kentucky Soldiers Home: 20.8 mi
  • Division Street School: 21.0 mi
Museums: 24
  • Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 5.7 mi
  • Carnegie Center for Art and History: 21.4 mi
  • Floyd County Historical Society Padgett Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center: 22.2 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cedar Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Trail 8 Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Baby Beech Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crowe Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Wallace Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Clifty Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Little Clifty Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Hoffman Falls: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSSW 208°304 m6.0 mi
Rock KnobE 86°291 m0.3 mi
Spickert KnobS 187°289 m17.9 mi
PinnacleNNW 333°289 m21.8 mi
Oak KnobWSW 241°288 m0.2 mi
Warren HillW 260°284 m24.9 mi
Sand Bank HillW 263°283 m24.5 mi
Williams KnobSW 223°282 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:55
June solstice06:2020:3221:12
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4417:26

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556573777568564536

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 441156 — Pine Knob, Scott County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358663455

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