Jordan Knob
Jordan Knob rises to 503 m in Tennessee. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is David Crockett Museum, a museum 2.9 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31676140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 503 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 19.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 22.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 26.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 2.9 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 2.9 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 3.3 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- The Big Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Hill: 4.3 mi
- Cannon Knob: 6.0 mi
- Eames Knob: 6.2 mi
- Marshall Knob: 6.9 mi
- Babbs Knob: 6.9 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Margarette Falls: 9.3 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 10.2 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 7.3 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 7.3 mi
- WWII Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 17.8 mi
- Moye Rest: 18.1 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 2.9 mi
- Doak House Museum: 3.4 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 7.4 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 14.6 mi
- Overlook Access: 16.7 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 18.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 21.5 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 21.6 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 23.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 24.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 11.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.3 mi
- Lost Cove: 18.9 mi
- Junaluska: 20.2 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 20.6 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Jordan Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | SSE 155° | 1,480 m | 11.1 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | S 183° | 1,480 m | 11.6 mi |
| Gravel Knob | SSE 154° | 1,478 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Butt | SSE 154° | 1,467 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | S 182° | 1,438 m | 11.2 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SE 137° | 1,396 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | SSE 160° | 1,393 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | S 175° | 1,382 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:41 | 17:20 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1289843 — Jordan Knob, Greene County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356813905
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 21 mi
- Kingsport · 25 mi
- Elizabethton · 28 mi
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