Heckler Knob
Heckler Knob rises to 508 m in Kentucky. Stout Knob stands 892 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tennessee Welcome Center, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31673482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 508 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 24.3 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 24.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Queener Hill: 1.2 mi
- Boston Hill: 2.0 mi
- Indian Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bunkers Hill: 3.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Greenlee Park: 1.0 mi
- Indian Mountain State Park: 1.4 mi
- Indian Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Briar Creek Park: 9.9 mi
- Cumberland Falls: 21.4 mi
- Dog Slaughter Falls: 21.5 mi
- Eagle Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Star Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- High Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Primroy Arch: 4.4 mi
- Hangover Rock: 10.0 mi
- Big Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Monks Corner: 20.4 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 17.6 mi
- Moonshiner’s Arch: 20.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Arch: 22.2 mi
- Curd Garden Arch: 22.7 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 22.8 mi
- Civil War: 1.5 mi
- Agee: 20.6 mi
- Six Gun City: 21.5 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 24.3 mi
- Loyston: 24.3 mi
- Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 10.7 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 14.4 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 13.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 1.8 mi
- Winona General Store: 23.6 mi
- Tri-State Point: 24.4 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 20.7 mi
- Loyston: 24.3 mi
- Colonel Sanders: 24.7 mi
- CPL Reading Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Heckler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stout Knob | SE 132° | 892 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SSW 206° | 859 m | 11.7 mi |
| Koker Knob | SE 139° | 850 m | 10.8 mi |
| Steamboat Rock | SSE 165° | 779 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lamb Mountain | WSW 248° | 720 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rock Creek Mountain | S 172° | 720 m | 8.5 mi |
| King Mountain | ESE 115° | 718 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SE 144° | 708 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1287320 — Heckler Knob, Campbell County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356810005
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