Signal Point
Signal Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 700 m. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kitts Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 700 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 19.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 21.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 30 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rhetts View: 1.0 mi
- Donehew Head: 2.7 mi
- House Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Rich Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mascot Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Blaine Municipal Park: 2.1 mi
- Corryton Village Park: 3.6 mi
- Skaggston Community Park: 5.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 6.7 mi
- Little Stream Park: 6.8 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 7.8 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 12.4 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 13.5 mi
- Loyston: 14.0 mi
- Josie Fine Memorial: 16.0 mi
- First House In Blaine: 2.1 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 6.7 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 13.4 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 15.3 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 15.3 mi
- Kitts Point: 0.6 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 16.0 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 6.8 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 9.4 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 10.5 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.9 mi
- Grow Lab: 19.5 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 19.9 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 17.4 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 19.1 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 19.2 mi
- Dolly Parton: 23.1 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.1 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 15.5 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 18.1 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.6 mi
- Aspire: 23.1 mi
- Strong rock spring: 10.9 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 13.0 mi
- Tate Spring: 23.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 21.5 mi
- Loyston: 14.0 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Signal Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Mountain | NE 42° | 745 m | 7.6 mi |
| Donehew Head | NNE 32° | 643 m | 2.7 mi |
| House Mountain | SSW 208° | 629 m | 5.0 mi |
| Weaver Knob | NNW 342° | 563 m | 19.5 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | ENE 62° | 526 m | 13.6 mi |
| Weavers Knob | NW 317° | 513 m | 15.7 mi |
| Diamond Peak | NNE 31° | 511 m | 10.7 mi |
| Koppick Knob | ESE 114° | 502 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775786
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