Hard Scratch Hill
Hard Scratch Hill rises to 317 m in Tennessee. Walnut Knob stands 357 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Macon County Fairgrounds, a park 2.6 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 25 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31673168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 317 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
110 named places within 25 miles
- Macon County Fairgrounds: 2.6 mi
- Winding Stairs Park: 3.4 mi
- Key Park: 4.3 mi
- Macon County Park: 4.5 mi
- Tobacco Bowl: 7.5 mi
- Millstone Knob: 5.1 mi
- Sandstone Knob: 5.5 mi
- Vaden Hill: 6.9 mi
- Johnson Hill: 7.3 mi
- Gravely Hill: 7.5 mi
- Mutton Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Alex Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Whites Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Whitleys Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Wynnewood State Historical Site: 14.2 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 17.3 mi
- The Eads Museum: 18.1 mi
- Sumner County Museum: 21.2 mi
- Granville Museum: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 24.5 mi
- Spring Shelter: 13.9 mi
- General Hatton: 22.0 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hard Scratch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Knob | S 177° | 357 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SSW 198° | 353 m | 24.0 mi |
| Belle Hill | S 175° | 349 m | 19.9 mi |
| Brays Knob | ENE 67° | 343 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cub Knob | S 174° | 336 m | 17.5 mi |
| Burgess Knob | S 171° | 334 m | 23.3 mi |
| Winfree Knob | SSE 164° | 332 m | 23.2 mi |
| Spanish Needle Knob | SSW 193° | 331 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356808190
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