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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 194 m in Tennessee. Sand Mountain stands 224 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Clover Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.32258, -88.45782

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Adamsville War Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Cherry Mansion: 13.2 mi
  • US HQ Oglesby / Hare: 13.4 mi
  • 9th Indiana Light Artillery - Thompson's Battery: 13.5 mi
  • Battery of canons: 13.5 mi
Parks: 28
Peaks: 18
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rock Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Crump Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Brewers Spring Well: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Medicine Wheel: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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
Sand MountainN 358°224 m9.0 mi
Sand MountainSE 140°211 m20.3 mi
Mount PeterWSW 241°209 m4.9 mi
Russ CoalingsE 86°209 m24.3 mi
Turkey KnobSSE 147°204 m23.5 mi
Sand HillSE 134°196 m16.4 mi
Rose HillW 276°193 m14.7 mi
Little Pine KnobNNE 16°193 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4019:3520:13
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice07:0016:0716:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606977807973615042
Precip in4.75.35.75.65.44.85.23.84.44.14.45.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selmer, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356786296

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