Grandfather Knob
Grandfather Knob rises to 363 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Casons Knobs, a peak 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 307 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671944, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 363 m
How to reach it
- 307.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Casons Knobs: 1.5 mi
- Halls Knob: 2.8 mi
- Mason Knob: 3.2 mi
- Rucker Knob: 3.4 mi
- Vaughters Knob: 3.8 mi
- Lascassas Ball Park: 4.0 mi
- Richard Siegel Park: 8.1 mi
- Mona Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Mona Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 9.5 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 9.8 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 10.3 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Artillery Monument: 11.3 mi
- Hazen's Brigade Monument: 11.8 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 9.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 10.5 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 10.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 10.8 mi
- Gin Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Mason Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 8.4 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 12.1 mi
- Discovery Center: 12.3 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 13.2 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 15.3 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 7.6 mi
- State Street Garden: 11.9 mi
- State Street Garden: 11.9 mi
- State Street Garden: 11.9 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 11.2 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 13.3 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 13.4 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 22.4 mi
- Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 10.3 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 10.9 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 11.2 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 18.0 mi
- Spring Creek: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 18.8 mi
- Hopewell: 19.5 mi
- Maney Spring: 11.2 mi
- Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Grandfather Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ESE 117° | 635 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mason Mountain | ESE 115° | 533 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sugartree Knob | ESE 120° | 446 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gowen Knob | S 177° | 399 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Defiance | NE 43° | 398 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fisher Knob | E 88° | 383 m | 7.5 mi |
| Turney Knob | E 89° | 379 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prater Hill | S 175° | 378 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356805947
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