Twelve O’clock Knob
Twelve O'clock Knob is a mountain located in southwestern Roanoke County, Virginia, directly south of Salem, Virginia. According to local lore, enslaved people in the western Roanoke Valley noted that the Sun was directly over the mountain roughly around noon local time.Photo: Phern92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wabun and Glenvar.
Wabun
Hamlet
Wabun is an unincorporated community in western Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The community lies along the Roanoke River and near the base of Poor Mountain.
Glenvar
Hamlet
Glenvar is a census-designated place in western Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 976. The center of the community lies along US 11/US 460 about one mile west of the Salem city limits.
Salem
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salem is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions.
Twelve O’clock Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,598 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Roanoke, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.2485° or 37° 14′ 55″ northLongitude
-80.08439° or 80° 5′ 4″ westElevation
2,598 feet (792 metres)Open location code
869X6WX8+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 356582163OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Twelve O’clock Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twelve O’clock Knob”
- Dutch: “Twelve O’clock Knob”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تويلڤ اوكلوك كنوب”
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