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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 468 m in Tennessee. High Knob stands 938 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31672140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38869, -84.61161

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 44
  • McCoy Rocks: 2.3 mi
  • Jakes Hole Overlook: 4.6 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Needles Eye: 5.4 mi
  • White Oak Overlook: 6.1 mi
Parks: 27
  • Robbins park: 2.9 mi
  • Robbins Park: 2.9 mi
  • Highschool Park: 4.5 mi
  • Needles Eye: 5.4 mi
  • Flat Creek Park: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Winona General Store: 9.3 mi
  • Train Cars: 10.6 mi
  • Tackett Homesite & Graves: 12.1 mi
  • Twin Arch South: 12.6 mi
  • Twin Arches: 12.6 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Diocese Arch: 5.1 mi
  • Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 15.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Etta's Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Buffalo Arch: 17.1 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Angel Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Emory Gap Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Debord Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Lick Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Koger Spring: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSSE 155°938 m13.9 mi
Signal MountainSE 132°887 m10.8 mi
Gibson KnobSE 131°887 m12.5 mi
Landrom MountainSSE 166°884 m13.3 mi
Young MountainSSE 165°872 m11.5 mi
Flower MountainSSE 149°854 m13.2 mi
Pleas McCartt MountainSSE 168°849 m13.8 mi
Knolling KnobSSE 164°834 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1619:50
June solstice06:2220:2221:00
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4716:4717:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845556371757367564538
Precip in5.15.15.75.24.94.85.64.54.03.33.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneida, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1285902 — Grassy Knob, Scott County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356806035

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