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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 175 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Hunter State Park Bryant Grove Area, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 300 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31661245, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07034, -86.50194

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Long Hunter State Park Bryant Grove Area: 0.5 mi
  • Bryant Grove Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Jones Mill Public Use Area: 0.8 mi
  • Historical Marker: Sherrod Bryant: 1.2 mi
  • Poole Knobs Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 41
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 5.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 14.9 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 15.5 mi
  • RONE: 15.8 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 6.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSW 207°370 m14.8 mi
ButeomontSW 225°368.8 m15.7 mi
Jenkins HillSW 223°367 m14.4 mi
Polk HillSW 218°366 m13.7 mi
Morton KnobSW 222°365 m13.9 mi
Grandfather KnobESE 114°363 m14.5 mi
Scales MountainSSW 194°362 m16.6 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSW 232°361 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576674787770584739
Precip in4.34.54.75.64.85.15.23.83.63.73.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladeville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1276210 — Bald Knob, Rutherford County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356786305

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