Horses Head
Horses Head rises to 211 m in Tennessee. Fourmile Board Hill stands 300 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennings Bluff, a cliff 4.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 27 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31674674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 211 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
58 named places within 25 miles
- Ward Hill: 4.5 mi
- Spout Spring Hill: 5.2 mi
- The Coalings: 7.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.6 mi
- Carrollville Hill: 13.1 mi
- Jennings Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Alley Bluff: 6.0 mi
- New Era Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Lady Finger Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Scaggs Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Mousetail Landing: 5.6 mi
- Beech Bend Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Alley Bluff Tennessee Valley Authority Wild Area: 6.2 mi
- Linden City Park: 6.3 mi
- Tanyard Park: 6.4 mi
- T. S. Stribling Museum: 13.7 mi
- Elephant Discovery Center: 22.3 mi
- Lewis County Museum: 22.4 mi
- Mill Spring: 19.7 mi
- Arnold Hollow Spring: 22.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.4 mi
- Lewis State Forest: 20.0 mi
- Happy Hollow Wildlfe Management Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horses Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourmile Board Hill | SE 141° | 300 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 122° | 286 m | 20.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | ESE 115° | 277 m | 14.0 mi |
| Smith Hill | SSE 147° | 271 m | 14.0 mi |
| Davis Hill | S 177° | 258 m | 21.5 mi |
| Davidson Hill | S 184° | 223 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hughes Hill | S 188° | 221 m | 16.1 mi |
| Ward Hill | S 183° | 219 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mousetail Landing SP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356811873
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