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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 617 m in Tennessee. Brady Mountain stands 893 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Creek Park, a park 6.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
617 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05284, -85.11524

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Meadow Creek Park: 6.0 mi
  • Obed River Park: 6.6 mi
  • Centennial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
  • Whitaker Park: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 8
  • Big Branch Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Virgin Falls: 19.1 mi
  • City Lake Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
Museums: 7
  • Military Memorial Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 16.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 17.2 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 19.0 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brady MountainSSE 153°893 m17.6 mi
Black MountainSE 136°862 m17.8 mi
Big Rock MountainESE 124°824 m17.4 mi
Barnes MountainESE 114°778 m17.7 mi
Flat MountainSE 136°672 m16.6 mi
McCullough MountainSE 140°672 m18.0 mi
Peavine MountainE 97°643 m14.5 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 195°624 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:52
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333744546269737166554437
Precip in5.55.76.16.15.45.35.34.14.33.74.76.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville ED & Research, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277306 — Big Hill, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788162

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