Graveyard Hill
Graveyard Hill rises to 502 m in Tennessee. Holston Mountain stands 1,264 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayers Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31672276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 502 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 26 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 26 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ayers Knob: 1.8 mi
- Zachs Knob: 2.7 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 4.5 mi
- Strawberry Ridge: 4.6 mi
- Strawberry Top: 4.6 mi
- Indian Springs Park: 5.0 mi
- Indian Springs Ballfields: 5.2 mi
- Wells Park: 5.4 mi
- Island Park: 5.5 mi
- Bluff City Playground: 5.5 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Cobra: 9.5 mi
- Massengill Monument: 9.8 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 10.0 mi
- Memorial Tower: 10.4 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Moody Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Baker Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 8.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 9.4 mi
- Car Museum: 13.2 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 13.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 13.6 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 2.1 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 4.6 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 11.8 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 13.0 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 14.7 mi
- Abrams Falls: 10.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 15.9 mi
- Laurel Falls: 20.9 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 22.5 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
- Junaluska: 14.4 mi
- Heartwood: 21.5 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 21.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 19.4 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 22.9 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 14.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.2 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Graveyard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holston Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,264 m | 15.0 mi |
| Holston High Knob | ESE 110° | 1,261 m | 15.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 184° | 1,005 m | 18.3 mi |
| White Rock | S 181° | 980 m | 17.9 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | SSE 157° | 927 m | 18.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSE 165° | 922 m | 19.0 mi |
| Big Knob | NW 314° | 919 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sunset Point | S 184° | 783 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356851292
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 9 mi
- Kingsport · 12 mi
- Elizabethton · 14 mi
- Johnson City · 15 mi
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