Squirrel Knob
Squirrel Knob rises to 368 m in West Virginia. Antley Knob stands 561 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mays Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 17 miles off. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31531497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
180 named places within 25 miles
- The Seeker: 13.9 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 14.0 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 14.0 mi
- Village in Bloom: 14.0 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 14.0 mi
- Zen Way Park: 7.5 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Wellness Center Park: 9.3 mi
- Wayne Park: 9.6 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 9.8 mi
- Mays Knob: 2.2 mi
- Turkeycamp Knob: 2.5 mi
- Flag Knob: 3.2 mi
- Bear Knob: 4.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 14.0 mi
- 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 16.3 mi
- B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- John Marshall: 17.2 mi
- Museum of Radio & Technology: 17.3 mi
- Touma Museum of Medicine: 17.5 mi
- The Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc. Museum: 17.7 mi
- Taylor Auto Collections: 18.2 mi
- Ramsdell House: 20.2 mi
- Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 17.1 mi
- C&O 1308: 17.7 mi
- Kentucky Roots Farm: 24.5 mi
- Ritter Park Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
- Community Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Squirrel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antley Knob | S 187° | 561 m | 23.0 mi |
| Godby Knob | SE 139° | 523 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hoover Knob | SSE 165° | 513 m | 19.4 mi |
| Kelly Knob | S 189° | 461 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mann Knob | SSE 164° | 429 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bull Mountain | SSW 202° | 427 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSW 201° | 425 m | 19.8 mi |
| Porter Knob | SSW 201° | 424 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:32 | 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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555699 — Squirrel Knob, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525296
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 17 mi
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