Smith Knob
Smith Knob rises to 348 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Weed Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31522821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 348 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 12.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Weed Knob: 3.0 mi
- Balls Knob: 3.3 mi
- Tar Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mail Point Hill: 5.8 mi
- Panther Knob: 6.3 mi
- Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Grace Community Park: 10.4 mi
- Sportsman's Park: 10.9 mi
- Wells Lock Public Access Site: 11.6 mi
- Riverfront Park: 11.7 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 11.3 mi
- Washington's Western Lands Museum: 11.7 mi
- New Era One Room School: 15.8 mi
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History: 21.9 mi
- Oil & Gas Museum: 22.0 mi
- Elizabeth: 11.2 mi
- Fort Boreman Magazine: 21.7 mi
- Steam Engine No. 898: 22.3 mi
- William Lowther Memorial Flag: 22.4 mi
- Lest We Forget Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Chestnut Point: 19.9 mi
- Stony Point: 20.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 12.6 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 12.7 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 15.0 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Huntsville: 18.0 mi
- July: 20.9 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 21.0 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 22.2 mi
- Oakland: 21.8 mi
- Quincy Park: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Smith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | ENE 71° | 406 m | 13.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | E 99° | 393 m | 18.9 mi |
| King Rocks | SE 135° | 382 m | 24.5 mi |
| Palsor Knob | ESE 105° | 380 m | 18.9 mi |
| Vineyard Knob | SSE 153° | 378 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Beulah | E 99° | 371 m | 17.7 mi |
| Keeley Knob | SE 143° | 368 m | 23.3 mi |
| Garnes Knob | SSW 202° | 365 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandyville 9 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1546995 — Smith Knob, Jackson County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356521703
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