Welcome to Knight ...

Knight is located in Humboldt County<1>.

Knight is 4,420 feet [1,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Knight is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Knight lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Knight: 775

Communities Also Named Knight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Knight - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon (2), Texas (2), Utah (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Knight.

Communities near Knight ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Knight.

• Valmy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
  • Valmy is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valmy <3>
• Preble ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
  • Preble is located in Humboldt County
• Golconda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <3>
• Dewitt Mill ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewitt Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Mill
  • Dewitt Mill is located in Lander County
• Battle Mountain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Mountain
  • Battle Mountain is located in Lander County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Mountain <3>
• Jenkins ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Lander County
• Tule
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tule
  • Tule is located in Humboldt County
• Kampos ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kampos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampos
  • Kampos is located in Lander County
• Argenta ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argenta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Argenta is located in Lander County
• Midas
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midas
  • Midas is located in Elko County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Knight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Knight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Knight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knight.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Knight. See our Newspapers Page for Knight.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Knight ...

Looking for more information about Knight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Knight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Knight.

Adding Knight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Knight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Knight was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Knight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knight. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Humboldt County: www.humboldt-county-nv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/