Vineyard Knob
Vineyard Knob rises to 378 m in West Virginia. Pilot Knob stands 487 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31573556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 378 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 26.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Knob: 0.5 mi
- Round Knob: 0.8 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 3.4 mi
- Lee Knob: 4.0 mi
- Keeley Knob: 4.5 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 6.7 mi
- Washington Park: 8.0 mi
- Ben's Run Recreational Area: 8.1 mi
- Goff Hill Civil War Park: 8.2 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 9.0 mi
- Captain John Young: 15.4 mi
- Train tunnel: 20.7 mi
- Chestnut Point: 3.3 mi
- July: 9.7 mi
- Wedding Garden: 22.8 mi
- Grotto: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Vineyard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 130° | 487 m | 16.2 mi |
| Teeny Knob | E 87° | 484 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mule Knob | E 85° | 478 m | 16.2 mi |
| Velvet Knob | ESE 103° | 460 m | 17.1 mi |
| Painter Knob | ESE 112° | 457 m | 17.6 mi |
| Weedy Knob | ESE 113° | 447 m | 13.6 mi |
| Carnes Knob | SSE 162° | 440 m | 18.2 mi |
| Big Knob | S 172° | 437 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1555892 — Vineyard Knob, Roane County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356525380
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