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Cherokee Purchase Unit

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Elevation
494 m
Tallest summit within 17.8 miles
Rich Knob1,295 m · 6.0 mi
Nearest byway
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway16.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
36.5546, -82.0746
Cherokee Purchase Unit from directly overhead

Cherokee Purchase Unit is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded 494 m. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Grandfather Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Elevation
494 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Cherokee Purchase Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobESE 122°1,295 m6.0 mi
Grindstone KnobESE 109°1,282 m11.1 mi
Holston MountainS 181°1,264 m6.7 mi
Holston High KnobS 181°1,261 m6.7 mi
Locust KnobESE 119°1,223 m6.1 mi
McQueen KnobE 82°1,177 m8.6 mi
Doe MountainSE 127°1,163 m14.5 mi
Harp MountainENE 77°1,152 m10.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 32
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 13
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1220:51
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3716:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

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