The Knobs
The Knobs rises to 292 m in Indiana. Sand Hill stands 328 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q33150922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 292 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Delt Church Park: 5.8 mi
- David Rogers Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Kimmell Park: 6.3 mi
- Dallas Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Gaff Park: 8.2 mi
- Dr. David Rogers: 6.2 mi
- Benton Lutheran Cemetery: 11.5 mi
- Site of Syracuse School: 12.1 mi
- Five Medals Village: 14.8 mi
- Thomas Estlick, Jr.: 16.2 mi
- Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve: 0.1 mi
- Black Pine Animal Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Huston Ditch Wetland Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
- Olin Lake Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center: 11.6 mi
- Menno-Hof: 13.0 mi
- Shipshewana Area Historical: 13.4 mi
- Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Mid-America Windmill Museum: 15.8 mi
- Middlebury Community Historical: 16.1 mi
- Culinary Garden: 13.8 mi
- Fidler Pond Garden: 15.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Burdick Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Goshen Health Community Garden: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 17.0 mi
- Diamond Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sugar Hill: 8.9 mi
- Knob Hill: 14.7 mi
- Baby Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 14.9 mi
- Jesus Statue: 13.2 mi
- John Yoder Memorial Sculpture: 15.9 mi
- Sky Rhythms: 16.0 mi
- Broken Shield: 16.2 mi
- Dream Chaser: 17.2 mi
- Dallas Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Blue Lake Public Access Site: 19.4 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 23.0 mi
- Wall Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
- The Dixie Historic Sternwheel Paddleboat Tour: 14.1 mi
- M101: 19.6 mi
- The Haunted Jail: 23.0 mi
- M3 Light Tank: 24.0 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 19.3 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | E 83° | 328 m | 16.0 mi |
| Knob Hill | NE 39° | 316 m | 14.7 mi |
| Diamond Hill | S 169° | 312 m | 2.9 mi |
| Baby Mountain | E 96° | 309 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | W 264° | 300 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dunham Hill | SSW 212° | 292 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mt. Pumpkin | NW 305° | 287 m | 15.9 mi |
| McElroy Hill | SW 229° | 274 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:38 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 16:31 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northern Indiana WFO, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358668951
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