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Houston Hill

Houston Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Houston Hill rises to 498 m in Tennessee. Huckaby Knob stands 953 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Granddaddy Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31674790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
498 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.48175, -84.14743

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Indian Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 7.2 mi
  • Greenlee Park: 7.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 7.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain State Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Civil War: 7.1 mi
  • Agee: 14.1 mi
  • Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Fort Anderson: 18.5 mi
  • Ghosts of Convict Miners: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Campbell County Historical: 7.0 mi
  • Whitley County Historical Society and Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Coal Creek Miners Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Lenoir Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Norris Museum: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 18.0 mi
  • Winona General Store: 18.1 mi
  • Train Cars: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
  • Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 9.6 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Hole In Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
  • Split Bow Arch: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Houston Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckaby KnobSW 215°953 m12.0 mi
Adkins MountainSW 224°918 m12.2 mi
Stout KnobE 93°892 m10.8 mi
Brushy MountainSW 215°892 m12.8 mi
Walnut MountainSW 227°859 m4.5 mi
Koker KnobE 94°850 m8.9 mi
View Tree KnobW 261°832 m11.7 mi
Braden MountainWSW 249°805 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2020:59
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556572757468574639
Precip in4.65.05.25.14.85.05.83.83.62.83.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1288511 — Houston Hill, Campbell County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356811985

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