Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 354 m in West Virginia. Workman Knob stands 599 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 17 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31492510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadowood Park: 4.6 mi
- St Albans Memorial Walkway: 5.5 mi
- Tornado Single Trax: 5.5 mi
- C Street Park: 5.6 mi
- Ravens Park: 6.0 mi
- Coal Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Hickory Knob: 8.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 9.4 mi
- Signal Knob: 9.8 mi
- Tyler Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 14.1 mi
- State Capitol: 15.8 mi
- World War 2: 15.8 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 15.8 mi
- Burial Atendants: 12.5 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 16.8 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Women's Soldier: 16.9 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 17.0 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 6.8 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 12.6 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 15.4 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 16.7 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 16.8 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Governor's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Wedding Garden: 18.9 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 4.2 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Indian Rock: 6.5 mi
- Skyline Drive: 19.4 mi
- Grotto: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman Knob | SSE 158° | 599 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bee Mountain | ESE 123° | 530 m | 20.1 mi |
| Malden Mountain | ESE 103° | 455 m | 22.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | S 186° | 420 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | S 175° | 412 m | 9.4 mi |
| Holmes Knob | ENE 73° | 403 m | 18.8 mi |
| Green Shoals Mountain | SSW 200° | 402 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 69° | 381 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Albans, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546028 — Rocky Knob, Putnam County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356520898
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- Huntington · 29 mi
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