Houston Hill
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
- 6.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 27.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 18 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granddaddy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rock Creek Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Ruckerd Knob: 3.3 mi
- Big Four Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Peabody Mountain: 4.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Hangover Rock: 7.5 mi
- High Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Primroy Arch: 9.6 mi
- Big Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Monks Corner: 17.8 mi
- 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
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 7.7 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 9.3 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 18.0 mi
- Winona General Store: 18.1 mi
- Train Cars: 19.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 9.6 mi
- Hole In Rock Arch: 20.9 mi
- Split Bow Arch: 23.2 mi
- Loyston: 18.6 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 22.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckaby Knob | SW 215° | 953 m | 12.0 mi |
| Adkins Mountain | SW 224° | 918 m | 12.2 mi |
| Stout Knob | E 93° | 892 m | 10.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 215° | 892 m | 12.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SW 227° | 859 m | 4.5 mi |
| Koker Knob | E 94° | 850 m | 8.9 mi |
| View Tree Knob | W 261° | 832 m | 11.7 mi |
| Braden Mountain | WSW 249° | 805 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:20 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 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, 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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