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Joe Smith Hill

Joe Smith Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Joe Smith Hill rises to 285 m in Tennessee. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Branch Access Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31675883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.36646, -85.01912

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 28
  • Conner Cemetery: 2.5 mi
  • History Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Routes Amphitheater: 2.9 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • McGill Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Wildcat Hollow Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Little Possum Falls 25: 8.4 mi
  • Legget Branch Falls 30: 8.4 mi
  • Imodium Falls: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 21.9 mi
  • rain garden: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 19.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 19.1 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area #2: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joe Smith Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Worthington KnobN 356°775 m22.3 mi
Gort KnobN 2°774 m24.9 mi
Walker KnobN 359°766 m24.1 mi
Clayton KnobN 355°749 m21.9 mi
Lee KnobN 357°697 m23.2 mi
Buck KnobWNW 282°693 m15.7 mi
Potato KnobN 349°679 m19.4 mi
Horseshoe MountainNW 308°633 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2620:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1289472 — Joe Smith Hill, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356813194

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