Caney Knobs
Caney Knobs rises to 595 m in Tennessee. Bowling Knob stands 1,075 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanley Knobs, a peak 2.2 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31665543, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 595 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 9.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 28.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 12 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 12 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stanley Knobs: 2.2 mi
- Big Rock: 2.3 mi
- Gravelly Knobs: 3.5 mi
- Tucker Knob: 3.9 mi
- Zion Hill: 5.7 mi
- Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 5.7 mi
- Mount Carmel Park: 9.8 mi
- Laurel Run Park: 10.5 mi
- Thomas Amis Historic Park: 10.7 mi
- Duffield Community Park: 11.2 mi
- The Rounds: 6.9 mi
- Miller Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Laurel Run Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Kit Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 6.8 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 12.8 mi
- Rod Armstrong Building: 13.1 mi
- Kyle House: 13.1 mi
- Hale Springs Inn: 13.1 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 11.4 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 11.5 mi
- Swift Museum: 13.1 mi
- Car Museum: 16.2 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 16.4 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 18.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 21.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.9 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 24.0 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 24.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 14.8 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 15.2 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Caney Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Knob | NNE 13° | 1,075 m | 15.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNW 338° | 972 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chimneytop | SE 140° | 945 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cliff Mountain | NNE 13° | 934 m | 14.7 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SE 140° | 926 m | 13.0 mi |
| Stocker Knob | N 357° | 880 m | 17.0 mi |
| Elk Knob | NNW 335° | 876 m | 13.5 mi |
| Butt of Powell Mountain | N 355° | 863 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1279593 — Caney Knobs, Hawkins County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356792281
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 17 mi
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