Donehew Head
Donehew Head rises to 643 m in Tennessee. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhetts View, a peak 2.6 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 15 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31669181, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 643 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 17.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 19.8 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 22 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 27 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blaine Municipal Park: 3.9 mi
- Corryton Village Park: 6.1 mi
- Little Stream Park: 6.7 mi
- Wilson Park: 6.9 mi
- Buffalo School Park: 7.7 mi
- Rhetts View: 2.6 mi
- Joppa Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Rich Hill: 6.0 mi
- House Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Diamond Peak: 8.0 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 9.9 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 11.0 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 13.1 mi
- Loyston: 14.5 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 17.7 mi
- First House In Blaine: 3.9 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 6.4 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 11.0 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 18.0 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 18.1 mi
- Signal Point: 2.7 mi
- Kitts Point: 3.3 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 6.3 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 7.7 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 7.9 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 18.8 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 20.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.5 mi
- Grow Lab: 22.2 mi
- Strong rock spring: 13.2 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 15.8 mi
- Tate Spring: 21.6 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 23.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 24.1 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 20.1 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 21.8 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 21.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Statue: 24.8 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 18.1 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 20.8 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 20.9 mi
- Loyston: 14.5 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Donehew Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Mountain | NE 48° | 745 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | NE 38° | 694 m | 20.5 mi |
| House Mountain | SSW 209° | 629 m | 7.7 mi |
| Henderson Knob | NNE 29° | 625 m | 21.3 mi |
| Weaver Knob | NNW 336° | 563 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | ENE 69° | 526 m | 11.3 mi |
| High Knob | NW 312° | 521 m | 21.1 mi |
| Weavers Knob | NW 307° | 513 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356774503
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