Orchard Knob Reservation
Orchard Knob Reservation is an attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Churchville Mini Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
park in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q49535924, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 16.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Churchville Mini Park: 0.1 mi
- Carver Park: 0.4 mi
- Tatum Park: 0.5 mi
- Highland Park Commons: 0.6 mi
- Warner Park: 0.6 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cameron Hill: 2.7 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Happy Top: 7.2 mi
- Snodgrass Hill: 7.7 mi
- Andrew's Raiders Monument: 0.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Marker: 0.9 mi
- 4th Army Corps Monument: 0.9 mi
- 2nd Minnesota Regiment Monument: 1.1 mi
- Illinois State Monument: 1.5 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 1.3 mi
- Freedom Church: 2.9 mi
- Ruby Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cravens House: 4.2 mi
- Matterhorn: 4.6 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 5.3 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 5.3 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 5.3 mi
- High Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls 40: 8.0 mi
- Wilder Point: 6.4 mi
- Williams Point: 6.4 mi
- James Point: 6.8 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 7.6 mi
- Signal Point: 7.6 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 1.2 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 1.9 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 2.1 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Rhino: 2.3 mi
- Shakespeare: 2.3 mi
- In Town Gallery: 2.5 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 2.6 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 5.8 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
- Audubon Acres: 6.0 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 8.1 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 2.6 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 2.7 mi
- Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.7 mi
- Straight Spring: 6.0 mi
- Obar Spring: 7.6 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.8 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 11.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 10.1 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 18.3 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 4.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 12.0 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 8.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 16.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 22.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Orchard Knob Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SSW 208° | 647 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 1° | 625 m | 22.1 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NW 318° | 624.84 m | 13.4 mi |
| Round Knob | NW 326° | 601 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNW 346° | 595 m | 12.3 mi |
| Elder Mountain | WNW 303° | 569 m | 8.3 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | W 275° | 563 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Hellican | N 352° | 562 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chattanooga AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/147177617
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- Chattanooga · 2 mi
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