Bailey Knob
Bailey Knob rises to 440 m in Tennessee. Bryson Mountain stands 976 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 159 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31660938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 440 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 19.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 15 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 20 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 20 mi
159 named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 2.4 mi
- Weavers Knob: 4.5 mi
- McLean Rock: 4.6 mi
- Stout Knob: 4.8 mi
- Koker Knob: 5.3 mi
- Wells Springs Access Point: 2.6 mi
- Kincaid Historical Monument: 4.1 mi
- Monks Corner TVA Small Wild Area: 5.1 mi
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Sharps Chapel Park: 9.1 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 8.6 mi
- Agee: 9.0 mi
- Loyston: 9.7 mi
- Civil War: 16.7 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Monks Corner: 5.1 mi
- Big Cliff: 5.7 mi
- Hangover Rock: 6.1 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 12.8 mi
- Primroy Arch: 13.7 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 10.2 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 13.2 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 15.3 mi
- Norris Museum: 16.1 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 17.1 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 16.9 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 18.8 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 22.5 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Tri-State Point: 19.9 mi
- Aspire: 24.0 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 14.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 18.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 17.2 mi
- Loyston: 9.7 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bailey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryson Mountain | NNE 27° | 976 m | 12.7 mi |
| Stout Knob | N 351° | 892 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | NE 38° | 873 m | 14.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | W 278° | 859 m | 15.0 mi |
| Koker Knob | NNW 329° | 850 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NNE 25° | 803 m | 10.1 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | WNW 286° | 779 m | 7.1 mi |
| Leach Mountain | NNE 20° | 757 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356786107
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