Ayers Knob
Ayers Knob rises to 576 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31660884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 576 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 27 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 27 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Graveyard Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.3 mi
- Zachs Knob: 3.3 mi
- Beaver Creek Knobs: 3.7 mi
- Strawberry Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Wells Park: 4.4 mi
- Island Park: 4.4 mi
- Over Mountain Men Victory Memorial Trail: 4.6 mi
- Bluff City Playground: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Cobra: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Tower: 8.7 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 9.2 mi
- Massengill Monument: 10.4 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 10.2 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Moody Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 13.3 mi
- Car Museum: 14.9 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 15.0 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 2.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 2.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 9.9 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 14.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 15.1 mi
- Abrams Falls: 10.3 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 14.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 20.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 21.7 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 21.8 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 24.2 mi
- Junaluska: 15.1 mi
- Heartwood: 20.0 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 20.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 15.0 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.5 mi
- Hampton Spring: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Ayers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | E 95° | 1,295 m | 17.6 mi |
| Holston Mountain | ESE 113° | 1,264 m | 13.4 mi |
| Holston High Knob | ESE 113° | 1,261 m | 13.4 mi |
| Locust Knob | E 94° | 1,223 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | E 99° | 1,103 m | 18.5 mi |
| Delaney Mountain | E 88° | 1,036 m | 17.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 189° | 1,005 m | 18.7 mi |
| White Rock | S 187° | 980 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356785977
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 8 mi
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
- Kingsport · 14 mi
- Johnson City · 15 mi
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