Whites Knob
Whites Knob rises to 899 m in Maryland. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cranesville Swamp Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Maryland, United States of America
Wikidata Q31422855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 899 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 6 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 14 mi
- Point Lookout · 23 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fike Hill: 1.8 mi
- River Hill: 1.9 mi
- Lewis Knob: 2.2 mi
- Pine Swamp Knob: 2.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 2.7 mi
- Terra Alta Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Thayer State Game Refuge: 8.6 mi
- Albright Municipal Park: 10.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.8 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 6.5 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 8.0 mi
- Beth's Garden: 10.8 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 10.9 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 17.9 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 5.9 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 11.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 14.6 mi
- eroded outcropping: 18.8 mi
- Climbing: 19.8 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 5.2 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 6.9 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 7.7 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 10.7 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 10.7 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Generation Museum: 17.9 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 5.1 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 5.2 mi
- Matador Falls: 15.5 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 19.9 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 21.9 mi
- White Rocks: 22.7 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 23.6 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 23.9 mi
- Kendall: 6.0 mi
- Blooming Rose: 7.1 mi
- Frankville: 16.9 mi
- Kempton: 24.2 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Watering Trough: 23.2 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 7.3 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 17.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Whites Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | SE 128° | 984 m | 14.5 mi |
| Gregg Knob | SW 221° | 960 m | 5.1 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SE 134° | 953 m | 14.3 mi |
| Marsh Hill | E 96° | 948 m | 5.5 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | S 190° | 946 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | W 271° | 944 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fike Hill | WNW 301° | 943 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SSW 197° | 927 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 591551 — Whites Knob, Garrett County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358241650
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 6 mi
- Kingwood · 13 mi
- Grantsville · 19 mi
- Ohiopyle · 22 mi
- Morgantown · 26 mi
- Uniontown · 27 mi
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