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Burks Hill

Burks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burks Hill rises to 357 m in Tennessee. Stocker Hill stands 654 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Summitville Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52619, -85.93665

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Cliffs: 16
Waterfalls: 11
  • Greeter Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Suter Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 21.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 9.7 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 18.4 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 17.6 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 18.5 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 22.2 mi
  • Memorial Cross: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 6.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 7.0 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 7.1 mi
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 15.7 mi
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 17.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Short Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Schwoon Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 20.0 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Burks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stocker HillSE 126°654 m20.9 mi
Clouse HillSSE 154°634 m17.9 mi
West RamseySSE 151°627 m19.7 mi
Scott HillSE 138°623 m20.4 mi
Fults HillSE 130°619 m21.0 mi
East RamseySSE 150°616 m19.9 mi
Big ButteS 171°612 m6.5 mi
Stoner MountainESE 103°604 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2919:2520:03
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:5015:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566572767568584740
Precip in5.45.56.45.94.35.14.93.74.23.54.06.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791230

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