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Church Knob

Church Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Church Knob rises to 259 m in Tennessee. Gowen Knob stands 399 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rucker Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 310 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31667002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94395, -86.32138

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lascassas Ball Park: 2.7 mi
  • Richard Siegel Park: 3.9 mi
  • McKnight Park: 5.3 mi
  • Mona Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Mona Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • GO USA Fun Park: 9.0 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 9.1 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 11.5 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 21.7 mi
  • Visitor Center: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 7.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 6.8 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 7.2 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Church Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gowen KnobSSE 163°399 m14.0 mi
Mount DefianceNE 45°398 m12.7 mi
Pilot KnobS 171°396 m17.5 mi
Fisher KnobENE 74°383 m11.1 mi
Turney KnobENE 73°379 m10.7 mi
Prater HillSSE 163°378 m16.4 mi
Pinnacle HillSW 217°372 m17.7 mi
Pilot KnobSE 144°371 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586775797872604941
Precip in4.74.95.34.84.95.75.03.64.03.54.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851395

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