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Barn Hill

Barn Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barn Hill rises to 555 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Richey Ridge Falls 18, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31661501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.34479, -85.19579

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 44
  • Site #6 - Mule Barn: 4.3 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 4.3 mi
  • Site #4 - Incline Control House: 4.3 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 4.4 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Richey Ridge Falls 18: 1.2 mi
  • Little Possum Falls 25: 1.9 mi
  • Imodium Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Legget Branch Falls 30: 5.8 mi
  • Cooper Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 13
  • Woodland Tiger: 20.4 mi
  • In Town Gallery: 20.5 mi
  • Shakespeare: 20.6 mi
  • The Rhino: 20.6 mi
  • Summertime: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 6
  • rain garden: 16.5 mi
  • Blue Cross Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 21.9 mi
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Springs: 2
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 17.7 mi
  • Schwoon Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 14.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Barn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainW 271°715 m22.3 mi
Bunker HillW 273°703 m17.6 mi
Lockhart HillWNW 296°694 m17.8 mi
Buck KnobNW 310°693 m7.1 mi
Price MountainWNW 293°689 m18.7 mi
Flat MountainWNW 288°684 m16.0 mi
Potato KnobNNE 17°679 m21.4 mi
Jakes MountainNW 307°670 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2719:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0618:39
December solstice06:4715:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596673777669594941
Precip in6.35.05.85.84.85.34.94.65.03.75.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1276326 — Barn Hill, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356786464

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