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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: 53
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 6.4 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 11.6 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 19.9 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 12.4 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.0 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.1 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
Gardens: 1

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 KnobNNE412 m11.8 mi
Hickory HillN405 m11.0 mi
Gowen KnobNNE399 m18.8 mi
Pilot KnobNNE396 m14.7 mi
Soapstone HillN386 m10.6 mi
Gilly HillNE386 m18.2 mi
Flat MountainENE385 m21.4 mi
Versailles KnobNNW381 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 50–80 °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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