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Hard Scratch Hill

Hard Scratch Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hard Scratch Hill rises to 317 m in Tennessee. Pilot Knob stands 359 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Macon County Fairgrounds, a park 2.6 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 25 miles off. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 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

Coordinates36.47922, -86.08443

113 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Macon County Fairgrounds: 2.6 mi
  • Winding Stairs Park: 3.4 mi
  • Key Park: 4.3 mi
  • Macon County Park: 4.5 mi
  • Macon County Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 41
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobS 176°359 m24.2 mi
Walnut KnobS 177°357 m23.2 mi
Jennings KnobSSW 198°353 m24.0 mi
Belle HillS 175°349 m19.9 mi
Brays KnobENE 67°343 m24.3 mi
Cub KnobS 174°336 m17.5 mi
Burgess KnobS 171°334 m23.3 mi
Winfree KnobSSE 164°332 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049596775797871604940

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356808190

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