Stark Knob Access Area
Stark Knob Access Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 142 m. Pilot Knob stands 357 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Castle, a museum 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 285 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 142 m
How to reach it
- 285.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Drakes Creek Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- Shutes Branch Access Area: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Drakes Creek Park: 2.5 mi
- Shutes Branch Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.1 mi
- Kill Buck Knob: 7.8 mi
- Shallow Ford Hill: 8.0 mi
- Todd Knob: 9.0 mi
- Rock Castle: 1.2 mi
- Johnny Cash Museum: 3.0 mi
- Gravel Road Traditions: 6.3 mi
- Pumphouse museum: 6.4 mi
- Clark House Museum and Trailhead: 7.0 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 8.8 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 8.9 mi
- U.S.C.T Monument: 9.0 mi
- Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 13.8 mi
- James Robertson and John Donelson: 13.8 mi
- Dollar General bear statue: 7.1 mi
- Incline: 13.7 mi
- Threshold: 13.7 mi
- Catfish: 13.7 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 13.7 mi
- The Hermitage: 5.1 mi
- AxeVentures: 8.1 mi
- Great Big Game Show: 8.5 mi
- The Escape Game: 8.5 mi
- Madame Tussauds Nashville: 8.5 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 8.3 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 10.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 15.6 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 16.5 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 3.1 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 21.1 mi
- outdoor seating: 12.1 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 16.1 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 19.5 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 6.1 mi
- Swimming Area: 14.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 20.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.3 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 22.9 mi
- Robertson County Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stark Knob Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 126° | 357 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jennings Knob | ESE 115° | 353 m | 22.2 mi |
| Egypt Hill | SE 127° | 350 m | 18.9 mi |
| Flag Hill | S 186° | 334 m | 24.4 mi |
| Spanish Needle Knob | E 89° | 331 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gravely Hill | NE 55° | 325 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NE 56° | 324 m | 22.7 mi |
| Holt Knob | SSW 206° | 319 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 3 mi away.
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth126 obs
- Green Cloverworm Moth106 obs
- Celery Leaftier Moth86 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle78 obs
- Juniper Geometer Moth78 obs
- Wedgling Moth70 obs
- Grateful Midget62 obs
- Eastern Boxelder Bug56 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356891931
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