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Jordan Knob

Jordan Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.19066, -82.70626

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Cliffs: 25
Waterfalls: 21
  • 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
Historic sites: 18
  • 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
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Johnson City Sign: 21.5 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 21.6 mi
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 23.5 mi
  • French Broad Rafting: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • 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
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green Ridge KnobSSE 155°1,480 m11.1 mi
Camp Creek BaldS 183°1,480 m11.6 mi
Gravel KnobSSE 154°1,478 m10.0 mi
Big ButtSSE 154°1,467 m9.6 mi
Little Bald MountainS 182°1,438 m11.2 mi
Wilson KnobSE 137°1,396 m10.6 mi
Sugarloaf KnobSSE 160°1,393 m14.6 mi
Big Firescald KnobS 175°1,382 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1420:52
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3916:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

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

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