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Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Knob rises to 270 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Needle Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31666084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29144, -86.11221

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Cliffs: 14
Museums: 10
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 9.4 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 12.1 mi
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 20.9 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 190°398 m15.3 mi
Fisher KnobS 183°383 m20.9 mi
Turney KnobS 184°379 m21.0 mi
Round Top KnobS 170°364 m18.7 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 202°363 m22.7 mi
Hawkins HillS 172°363 m24.2 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 179°362 m22.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 165°359 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1280080 — Cedar Knob, Smith County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356793544

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