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Hamilton Hill

Hamilton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hamilton Hill rises to 514 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 18 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31673055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49260, -82.26486

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Island Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wells Park: 1.1 mi
  • Over Mountain Men Victory Memorial Trail: 1.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Bluff City Playground: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 55
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 7
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 1.8 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 3.0 mi
  • Bristol Caverns: 8.9 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 13.0 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Blue Hole Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hamilton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobE1,295 m15.6 mi
Holston MountainESE1,264 m10.7 mi
Holston High KnobESE1,261 m10.7 mi
Locust KnobE1,223 m15.9 mi
Cross MountainE1,103 m16.4 mi
Fork MountainSSE1,101 m17.3 mi
Delaney MountainENE1,036 m16.3 mi
Pond MountainSSE1,034 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1220:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566572767569574639
Precip in3.63.84.03.83.83.95.03.82.82.53.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1286660 — Hamilton Hill, Sullivan County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356807832

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