Rich Knob
Rich Knob rises to 315 m in West Virginia. Blue Knob stands 420 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31488066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- April Dawn Park: 2.3 mi
- Jarel Sargent Park: 2.5 mi
- Volley Ball Park: 5.3 mi
- Kiwanivista Park: 5.7 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 9.0 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 9.0 mi
- The Seeker: 9.0 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 9.0 mi
- Village in Bloom: 9.0 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 2.2 mi
- Huddleston Knob: 2.7 mi
- Poore Hill: 4.7 mi
- Signal Knob: 5.0 mi
- Porter Knob: 7.5 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 9.0 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 15.3 mi
- The Marshall Beech Tree: 15.7 mi
- Sergeant Danny C. Hayes Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 15.8 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 16.4 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 16.8 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 18.3 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 18.4 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
- Indian Rock: 17.5 mi
- C&O 1308: 18.4 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SSE 155° | 420 m | 24.6 mi |
| Turkeycamp Knob | SSW 205° | 380 m | 21.1 mi |
| Stowers Knob | SSE 165° | 378 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mays Knob | SSW 206° | 374 m | 19.8 mi |
| Flag Knob | SSW 194° | 368 m | 16.6 mi |
| Squirrel Knob | SSW 200° | 368 m | 19.1 mi |
| Saddle Knob | SSW 208° | 359 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 125° | 354 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:17 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PEA Ridge PSD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555472 — Rich Knob, Cabell County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525231
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 17 mi
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