Rock Knob
Rock Knob rises to 291 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the south-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 139 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33145741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
How to reach it
- 138.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 18.2 mi off the US 42
Overlooks nearby
- Hackman Overlook · 25 mi
- Endicott Observation Deck · 25 mi
- Private · 26 mi
- Sam Calli/Rosemary Calli Memorial Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pigeon Roost Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Beechwood Park: 6.0 mi
- Clarks Grant Park: 6.5 mi
- Lake Iola Park: 7.0 mi
- Elk Creek Fish and Game Area: 8.6 mi
- William H. English: 6.4 mi
- BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 17.4 mi
- The Spring and Statue: 18.8 mi
- Landscape: 21.5 mi
- Winged Man: 21.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 0.3 mi
- Oak Knob: 0.5 mi
- Round Knob: 6.2 mi
- Vic Swaim Hill: 6.3 mi
- Williams Knob: 8.6 mi
- Volunteer Fireman's Memorial: 6.4 mi
- War Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Charters of Freedom: 20.2 mi
- The Kentucky Soldiers Home: 20.7 mi
- Division Street School: 21.0 mi
- Scott County Heritage Center and Museum: 5.6 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: 22.3 mi
- Old Clarksville Site: 21.4 mi
- New Albany Sign: 21.8 mi
- Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau: 22.7 mi
- Preservation Station Caboose: 22.8 mi
- Jeffersonville Overlook: 22.9 mi
- White Oak Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Virginia Pine-Chestnut Oak Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Alum Cave Hollow Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Pennywort Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.8 mi
- Trail 8 Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Baby Beech Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Crowe Falls: 19.8 mi
- Wallace Falls: 22.8 mi
- Clifty Falls: 23.0 mi
- Little Clifty Falls: 23.0 mi
- Hoffman Falls: 23.1 mi
- Water: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Point: 21.8 mi
- Blice Point: 24.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 24.5 mi
- Marshfield: 7.8 mi
- Springville: 13.3 mi
- Barebone: 24.9 mi
- Underground Railroad Gardens: 21.6 mi
- Scribner Garden: 21.7 mi
- Waterfront Botanical Gardens: 23.4 mi
- Starve Hollow State Beach: 21.2 mi
- Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Medora Covered Bridge: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Knob | SSW 210° | 304 m | 6.2 mi |
| Spickert Knob | S 188° | 289 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pinnacle | NNW 332° | 289 m | 21.9 mi |
| Oak Knob | WSW 255° | 288 m | 0.5 mi |
| Sand Bank Hill | W 263° | 283 m | 24.8 mi |
| Williams Knob | SW 224° | 282 m | 8.6 mi |
| Daisy Hill | SW 226° | 282 m | 9.6 mi |
| Reno Hill | WSW 238° | 278 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:32 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:44 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsburg, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 442204 — Rock Knob, Scott County, Indiana.
OpenStreetMap element node/358665042
Day trips start here
- Charlestown State Park · 15 mi
- Floyds Knobs · 19 mi
- Clarksville · 21 mi
- Jeffersonville · 21 mi
- Georgetown · 22 mi
- New Albany · 22 mi
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