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Caney Knobs

Caney Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.55315, -82.85655

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • 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
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Museums: 12
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
  • 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
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bowling KnobNNE 13°1,075 m15.8 mi
Buzzard RoostNNW 338°972 m13.6 mi
ChimneytopSE 140°945 m13.0 mi
Cliff MountainNNE 13°934 m14.7 mi
Chimneytop MountainSE 140°926 m13.0 mi
Stocker KnobN 357°880 m17.0 mi
Elk KnobNNW 335°876 m13.5 mi
Butt of Powell MountainN 355°863 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4116:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

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

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