Buzzard Knob
Buzzard Knob rises to 526 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rutledge City Park, a park 0.7 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 526 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 21.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rutledge City Park: 0.7 mi
- Friendship Park: 1.0 mi
- Grainger County Park: 4.4 mi
- Buffalo School Park: 4.7 mi
- Kidwell Ridge Boat Launch: 7.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Roach Knob: 3.3 mi
- Garvey Knob: 4.2 mi
- Burkhart Knob: 4.9 mi
- Noah Knob: 5.1 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Point Lookout: 6.2 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Signal Point: 13.6 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 6.4 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 6.8 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 8.7 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 10.3 mi
- Rocky Summit: 11.4 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 1.1 mi
- First House In Blaine: 13.3 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 13.6 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 16.5 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 23.6 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 5.1 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 8.9 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 9.1 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 11.7 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 13.3 mi
- Tate Spring: 10.3 mi
- Rocky Spring: 13.1 mi
- Strong rock spring: 20.6 mi
- Butchers Spring: 21.8 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 23.5 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 14.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 14.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 19.6 mi
- Loyston: 24.6 mi
- Tri-State Point: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Buzzard Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ENE 67° | 808 m | 19.9 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | W 264° | 745 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | N 10° | 694 m | 12.2 mi |
| Donehew Head | WSW 249° | 643 m | 11.3 mi |
| House Mountain | SW 233° | 629 m | 18.0 mi |
| Henderson Knob | N 359° | 625 m | 14.6 mi |
| Rogers High Point | ENE 74° | 567 m | 20.0 mi |
| Weaver Knob | NW 304° | 563 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:17 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown WFO, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356791732
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