Sams Knob
Sams Knob rises to 377 m in Ohio. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the north, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34903020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 33.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Davis Knob: 0.3 mi
- Horseback Knob: 0.8 mi
- Ball Knob: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Oak Knob: 0.9 mi
- Gundy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 8.5 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 8.8 mi
- Canal Park: 8.9 mi
- Mead Park: 9.0 mi
- Southern Playground: 9.1 mi
- Spruce Hill: 4.5 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 8.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 11.7 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 13.0 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 7.0 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 9.2 mi
- Ross County Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 9.4 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 9.6 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 7.5 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- The Grove: 9.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 14.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 14.8 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Dard Hunter: 9.1 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 18.1 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 24.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.2 mi
- Sugar Point: 3.8 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 17.6 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 9.7 mi
- Third Tier: 9.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 3.2 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 9.1 mi
- South Ridge: 19.3 mi
- South Beach: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Sams Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | N 6° | 403 m | 0.8 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SW 218° | 402 m | 0.9 mi |
| Long | S 170° | 397 m | 5.7 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | WSW 245° | 397 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 39° | 395 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ball Knob | ESE 115° | 394 m | 0.9 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WNW 285° | 393 m | 13.0 mi |
| Davis Knob | S 185° | 392 m | 0.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1049149 — Sams Knob, Ross County, Ohio.
OpenStreetMap element node/357419306
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 10 mi
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