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Spickert Knob

Spickert Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Spickert Knob rises to 289 m in Indiana. Round Knob stands 304 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33148772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33923, -85.84885

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Letty Walter Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sam Peden Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 2.0 mi
  • Silver Street Park: 2.8 mi
  • Binford Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 55
  • BPW Hoosiers Field of Memories: 1.2 mi
  • The Spring and Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Landscape: 4.0 mi
  • Winged Man: 4.1 mi
  • Lucy Higgs Nichols: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 45
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic-in-the-Park Pavilions: 11.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oldham County (Crestwood) Northbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Fairmont Falls Arch: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fairmont Falls: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Spickert Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round KnobN 357°304 m12.5 mi
Hickman HillSSW 213°302 m8.1 mi
Rock KnobN 8°291 m18.0 mi
Oak KnobN 6°288 m17.8 mi
Daisy HillNNW 338°282 m11.9 mi
Williams KnobNNW 343°282 m12.1 mi
Seigs HillW 266°281 m20.2 mi
Henry Ott HillW 265°278 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2119:56
June solstice06:2120:3221:11
September equinox07:3219:0719:42
December solstice07:5816:4517:27

Local time (America/Kentucky/Louisville).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353847586876797872604739
Precip in3.53.54.54.84.84.43.53.33.93.53.74.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Louisville Mcalpine, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 443947 — Spickert Knob, Floyd County, Indiana.

OpenStreetMap element node/358668091

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