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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 286 m in Tennessee. Rockdale Hill stands 314 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Squeeze Up Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 6.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.42535, -87.63919

73 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 34
Parks: 15
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 5
  • Elephant Discovery Center: 9.8 mi
  • Lewis County Museum: 9.8 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 19.4 mi
  • T. S. Stribling Museum: 20.0 mi
  • david crockett house: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cave Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Mill Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crockett Falls: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rockdale HillE 83°314 m21.6 mi
Tie Camp HillSSW 193°312 m10.6 mi
Fourmile Board HillSSW 212°300 m7.1 mi
Kincade HillNE 47°293 m24.6 mi
Dug HillSSW 205°289 m18.3 mi
McClanahan HillENE 58°283 m21.2 mi
Church House HillENE 74°283 m22.4 mi
Hughes HillENE 64°281 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3719:3220:10
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5716:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596774777770604941
Precip in4.44.65.45.65.54.84.94.13.84.24.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hohenwald, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786299

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