Grindstone Knob
Grindstone Knob rises to 278 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31672698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
- 25.5 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hickory Knob: 0.3 mi
- Persimmon Knob: 0.3 mi
- Gibbs Knob: 0.6 mi
- Smith Hill: 0.8 mi
- Blackman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Stone Park: 2.4 mi
- Berkshire Playground: 3.0 mi
- Nice Mill Dam Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Paul Johns Neighborhood Park: 5.3 mi
- Todd Lane Park: 5.4 mi
- Castle Gwynn: 5.0 mi
- Rosecrans Headquarters: 5.2 mi
- Michigan Historic Marker: 6.0 mi
- Artillery Monument: 6.2 mi
- Hazen's Brigade Monument: 6.2 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 9.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Tennessee Agricultural Museum: 16.6 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 17.7 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 9.4 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 9.8 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 9.9 mi
- Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 21.0 mi
- Jesus Statue: 21.0 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 4.9 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 6.4 mi
- Boiling Spring Academy (historical): 14.4 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 15.2 mi
- Visitor Center: 18.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 8.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 10.3 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 19.4 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- State Street Garden: 9.5 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 16.6 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.8 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Wray Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Mason Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Tarpley Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Powell Bluff: 24.5 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 7.8 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 17.6 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Hopewell: 23.9 mi
- Spring Creek: 24.1 mi
- Maney Spring: 8.9 mi
- Swimming Area: 12.5 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Grindstone Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versailles Knob | S 181° | 381 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 172° | 372 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sumner Knob | W 260° | 370 m | 4.9 mi |
| Buteomont | W 277° | 369 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | WNW 282° | 367 m | 8.1 mi |
| Polk Hill | WNW 283° | 366 m | 6.8 mi |
| Morton Knob | WNW 285° | 365 m | 7.6 mi |
| Scales Mountain | SSW 208° | 362 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 41 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356807063
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