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Vesper Knoll

Vesper Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Vesper Knoll rises to 327 m in West Virginia. Owlshead stands 434 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrisville City Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 12 miles off. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31571916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
327 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.24786, -81.06483

Overlooks nearby

160 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 50
Peaks: 37
Parks: 33
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Irish Run Natural Bridge: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
OwlsheadNNE 24°434 m14.4 mi
King KnobSE 140°412 m7.0 mi
Buck KnobNNE 15°409 m24.6 mi
Ruble KnobSW 218°406 m20.6 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSSW 196°393 m24.7 mi
Cabbage KnobS 178°390 m18.7 mi
Buzzard RocksW 275°388 m11.1 mi
King KnobS 177°386 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:36
June solstice05:5920:1520:55
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:4116:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536370737266544335
Precip in3.63.34.13.84.94.65.43.93.63.33.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525375

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