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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 363 m in West Virginia. Teeny Knob stands 484 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Roane County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31564541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
363 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78120, -81.35568

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 0.8 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ben's Run Recreational Area: 0.9 mi
  • Goff Hill Civil War Park: 1.1 mi
  • Alvord Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Elizabeth: 19.6 mi
  • Captain John Young: 22.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 19.7 mi
  • Washington's Western Lands Museum: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teeny KnobESE 107°484 m20.8 mi
Mule KnobESE 110°478 m16.8 mi
Velvet KnobSE 124°460 m19.7 mi
Weedy KnobSE 136°447 m17.4 mi
Ruble KnobN 11°406 m16.3 mi
Desert KnobESE 105°400 m10.5 mi
Starcher RocksS 172°397 m14.0 mi
Campbell HillS 187°397 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:38
June solstice06:0120:1520:55
September equinox07:1418:4919:24
December solstice07:4116:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169737165544335
Precip in3.43.24.33.75.04.95.33.73.93.33.13.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525358

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