Vesper Knoll
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. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 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
- 11.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
154 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Island disaster memorial: 14.5 mi
- Elizabeth: 21.8 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 22.7 mi
- Fort Harmar Monument: 23.8 mi
- Veterans Walk of Honor: 23.8 mi
- King Knob: 7.0 mi
- Buzzard Rocks: 11.1 mi
- Owlshead: 14.4 mi
- Kinderhook Hill: 14.4 mi
- Ferguson Hill: 14.6 mi
- Harrisville City Park: 2.9 mi
- Reynolds Mound: 13.4 mi
- Leith Run Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Conaway Run Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Hughes River Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Mini Farm Figurines: 19.9 mi
- Putnam Mascot Carving: 23.5 mi
- Blackwater Magic: 23.7 mi
- Pearl of Appalachia Mural: 23.7 mi
- Rooted in Kindness: 23.7 mi
- Old Stone House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Interpretative Exhibit: 21.4 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 21.7 mi
- Childrens Toy & Doll Museum;Childrens Toy and Doll Museum: 23.9 mi
- The Castle Historic House Museum: 24.0 mi
- Armstrong Gardens: 23.1 mi
- Marietta Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Marietta Discovery Garden: 23.4 mi
- Harvest of Hope: 23.9 mi
- Fort Street Pollinator Habitat: 23.9 mi
- Kroger Wetlands: 22.4 mi
- McDonough Wildlife Refuge: 24.8 mi
- Rudolph Farms: 24.9 mi
- Hidden Marietta Tour Company: 24.2 mi
- Rufus Putnam House: 24.3 mi
- Valley Gem Sternwheeler: 24.4 mi
- West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Washington Interstate 77 NB: 24.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owlshead | NNE 24° | 434 m | 14.4 mi |
| King Knob | SE 140° | 412 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 15° | 409 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ruble Knob | SW 218° | 406 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SSW 196° | 393 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cabbage Knob | S 178° | 390 m | 18.7 mi |
| Buzzard Rocks | W 275° | 388 m | 11.1 mi |
| Kite Knob | S 178° | 378 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356525375
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