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Potato Knob

Potato Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Knob rises to 250 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 9.3 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33144241, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74089, -86.04526

109 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
Peaks: 34
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 7
  • Jackson County Historical: 9.5 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Freeman Army Airfield Museum Annex: 14.8 mi
  • Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Seymour Museum Center: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • CB Hess Memorial Soccer Field: 14.6 mi
  • Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Jackson County Fallen Hero Memorial: 16.6 mi
  • Grissom Memorial: 19.9 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobSSE 147°304 m18.3 mi
Rock KnobSE 127°291 m16.5 mi
PinnacleNNE 17°289 m9.8 mi
Oak KnobSE 129°288 m16.1 mi
Warren HillSW 219°284 m18.5 mi
Sand Bank HillSW 221°283 m17.4 mi
Williams KnobSSE 156°282 m17.7 mi
Daisy HillSSE 160°282 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:56
June solstice06:2020:3321:13
September equinox07:3319:0819:43
December solstice08:0016:4517:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333645566573767568574536
Precip in3.53.24.84.85.24.33.73.73.13.03.63.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salem, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358663993

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