Stony Point
Stony Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 564 m. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the east, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Unicoi Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 564 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 24.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 26.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 27.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 28 mi
- Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) · 29 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 29 mi
- Deerlick Gap Overlook (MP 337.2) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Eugene P. Price Kiwanis Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.5 mi
- Fishery Park: 2.8 mi
- Limestone Cove Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Devils Looking Glass: 0.9 mi
- Looking Glass Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Jump Hill: 2.1 mi
- Green Knob: 2.2 mi
- Embreeville Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 10.5 mi
- WWII Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 7.8 mi
- Carillion: 11.1 mi
- Tipton Cemetery: 11.5 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Martin Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 5.6 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 5.9 mi
- Josiah Falls: 6.0 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 9.7 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 9.9 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 10.0 mi
- Junaluska: 12.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 18.2 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 18.2 mi
- Stream: 18.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 12.3 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 12.3 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 21.2 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 24.7 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.0 mi
- Hampton Spring: 17.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 20.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 6.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 12.9 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Stony Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaka Mountain | E 100° | 1,579 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Bald | S 187° | 1,575 m | 10.2 mi |
| Flattop | SSE 167° | 1,432 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SW 236° | 1,396 m | 9.3 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | E 98° | 1,359 m | 11.0 mi |
| Beauty Spot | ESE 113° | 1,347 m | 6.5 mi |
| Frozen Knob | SW 231° | 1,338 m | 8.6 mi |
| Elkwallow Knob | ESE 106° | 1,314 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356883508
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 12 mi
- Elizabethton · 17 mi
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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