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Fay Hill

Fay Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fay Hill rises to 285 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31670265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.49841, -86.37610

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 6.4 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 11.6 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 14.8 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 12.4 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.0 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.1 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.4 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 3
  • Natural Spring House: 8.7 mi
  • Short Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Maney Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 15.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Fay Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobNNE 23°412 m11.8 mi
Hickory HillN 359°405 m11.0 mi
Gowen KnobNNE 22°399 m18.8 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 23°396 m14.7 mi
Soapstone HillN 358°386 m10.6 mi
Gilly HillNE 45°386 m18.2 mi
Flat MountainENE 76°385 m21.4 mi
Versailles KnobNNW 329°381 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5215:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606875797872614942
Precip in5.35.65.85.05.05.05.14.24.23.74.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Water Dept, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356801763

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