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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.

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
Historic sites: 28
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 17.3 miles of Hamilton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobE 86°1,295 m15.6 mi
Holston MountainESE 103°1,264 m10.7 mi
Holston High KnobESE 103°1,261 m10.7 mi
Locust KnobE 85°1,223 m15.9 mi
Cross MountainE 91°1,103 m16.4 mi
Delaney MountainENE 78°1,036 m16.3 mi
Pond MountainSSE 148°1,034 m16.7 mi
Buffalo MountainSSW 197°1,005 m16.4 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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