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Windy Oak Knob

Windy Oak Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Windy Oak Knob rises to 339 m in West Virginia. Antley Knob stands 561 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 13 miles off. 194 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31590979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
339 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20425, -82.35043

194 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Artworks: 57
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 28
  • Blue Star Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • 1970 Plane Crash Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • B'nai B'rith Holocaust Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Memorial Arch: 15.2 mi
  • Time Capsule: 15.2 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 3
  • C&O 1308: 15.5 mi
  • Chad Pennington Hall of Fame: 15.7 mi
  • Kentucky Roots Farm: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Ritter Park Rose Garden: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Central Park Picnic Area: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antley KnobS 176°561 m22.5 mi
Hoover KnobSSE 153°513 m20.7 mi
Kelly KnobS 174°461 m17.0 mi
Mann KnobSSE 147°429 m14.8 mi
Bull MountainS 190°427 m19.9 mi
Cotton HillS 188°425 m18.3 mi
Porter KnobS 177°424 m9.9 mi
Hooker KnobS 189°420 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:42
June solstice06:0720:1720:57
September equinox07:1818:5319:28
December solstice07:4316:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556572767569574638
Precip in3.33.44.43.75.04.65.53.53.63.53.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlin, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525409

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