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Stowers Knob

Stowers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stowers Knob rises to 378 m in West Virginia. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31534835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
378 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22870, -82.06680

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lions Club Sports Park: 4.2 mi
  • Wellness Center Park: 4.6 mi
  • Zen Way Park: 5.6 mi
  • Hilbert Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 45
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 18
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 17.6 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 22.9 mi
  • Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 23.7 mi
  • John Marshall: 23.8 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 17.7 mi
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stowers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney KnobSSE 153°603 m19.1 mi
Workman KnobSE 127°599 m19.8 mi
Wet KnobS 177°574 m23.8 mi
Brushy PointSSE 153°545 m23.6 mi
Bee MountainE 96°530 m24.7 mi
Godby KnobSSE 167°523 m19.8 mi
Hoover KnobSSW 196°513 m20.9 mi
Kelly KnobSW 216°461 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:0620:1620:56
September equinox07:1718:5219:27
December solstice07:4216:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556572767569574638
Precip in3.33.44.43.75.04.65.53.53.63.53.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525302

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