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The Knobs

The Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.48672, -85.53276

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 16
  • 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
Gardens: 14
Picnic sites: 10
Peaks: 9
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 4
  • 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
Attractions: 4
  • 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 areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillE 83°328 m16.0 mi
Knob HillNE 39°316 m14.7 mi
Diamond HillS 169°312 m2.9 mi
Baby MountainE 96°309 m14.8 mi
Buzzard HillW 264°300 m14.9 mi
Dunham HillSSW 212°292 m17.4 mi
Mt. PumpkinNW 305°287 m15.9 mi
McElroy HillSW 229°274 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1819:54
June solstice06:0920:3821:20
September equinox07:3019:0519:41
December solstice08:0616:3117:16

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242838506069737164534130
Precip in2.32.32.84.14.14.23.84.23.33.13.12.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northern Indiana WFO, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358668951

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