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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 286 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Holland Ridge Community Pool, a park 2.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 294 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31662557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15867, -86.38388

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Holland Ridge Community Pool: 2.1 mi
  • Lebanon Sports Complex: 4.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Don Fox Community Park: 5.9 mi
  • Baird Municipal Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 5.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 5.7 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Gravel Road Traditions: 8.5 mi
  • Pumphouse museum: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.6 mi
  • Dollar General bear statue: 20.4 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 20.6 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 21.1 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 12.8 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE 115°398 m13.7 mi
Fisher KnobSE 130°383 m18.3 mi
Turney KnobSE 131°379 m18.1 mi
Round Top KnobESE 117°364 m20.5 mi
Grandfather KnobSSE 151°363 m13.6 mi
Fodderstack KnobSE 131°362 m20.7 mi
Lawrence KnobSE 127°359 m18.2 mi
Pilot KnobE 96°359 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:2919:2920:07
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5415:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596876807872604941
Precip in4.74.95.04.95.64.54.83.93.83.43.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788167

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