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Second Green Knob

Second Green Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Second Green Knob rises to 538 m in Pennsylvania. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is First Green Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
538 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.87313, -77.33748

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Joyce Kilmer Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 7.3 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • McCall Field: 10.5 mi
  • R. B. Winter State Park: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 59
Springs: 34
Attractions: 14
  • Red Candle Island: 4.7 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 14.3 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 19.1 mi
  • Beer Tap: 20.4 mi
  • Lewistown Armory: 20.8 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 15.5 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 20.7 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Second Green Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadNW 312°724 m9.2 mi
Riansares MountainN 350°706 m12.6 mi
Big Kettle MountainWNW 304°688 m11.6 mi
Strong MountainSW 225°672 m9.0 mi
Thick MountainWNW 301°671 m1.0 mi
White MountainSW 216°671 m4.0 mi
Winkelblech MountainN 5°668 m3.1 mi
Shriner MountainN 355°665 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4519:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187212 — Second Green Knob, Centre County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357311823

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