Eames Knob
Eames Knob rises to 501 m in Tennessee. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pence Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31669684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 501 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 23.8 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 28.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pence Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pilot Hill: 5.1 mi
- Piney Knob: 5.3 mi
- Piney Knob: 5.3 mi
- Cheroy Hill: 5.3 mi
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 3.6 mi
- Golden Oak Park: 7.4 mi
- Persimmons Ridge Park: 7.4 mi
- Depot Street Park: 8.7 mi
- W.C. Rowe Park: 8.8 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 13.1 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 13.1 mi
- WWII Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Carillion: 14.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 9.6 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 10.4 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 10.4 mi
- Josiah Falls: 10.8 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 11.1 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 3.6 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 8.7 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 8.9 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 9.2 mi
- Doak House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 15.8 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 15.9 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 18.2 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 24.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 10.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 22.6 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Junaluska: 14.4 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 17.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 17.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Eames Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | S 179° | 1,480 m | 14.3 mi |
| Gravel Knob | S 180° | 1,478 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Butt | S 182° | 1,467 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SSE 167° | 1,396 m | 12.3 mi |
| Frozen Knob | SSE 163° | 1,338 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 190° | 1,327 m | 14.0 mi |
| Andrew Johnson Mountain | S 188° | 1,283 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SSE 151° | 1,209 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1283304 — Eames Knob, Washington County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356799399
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 16 mi
- Kingsport · 20 mi
- Elizabethton · 22 mi
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