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Kill Buck Knob

Kill Buck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Kill Buck Knob rises to 257 m in Tennessee. Jennings Knob stands 353 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Green area, a park 0.3 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31676438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39116, -86.53999

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Green area: 0.3 mi
  • Station Camp Greenway: 2.0 mi
  • Nat Caldwell Park: 3.2 mi
  • Volunteer Park at Arrowhead: 4.4 mi
  • Clearview Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 46
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 4
  • outdoor seating: 8.6 mi
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Robertson County Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
  • Franklin Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jennings KnobSE353 m24.7 mi
Egypt HillSE350 m23.0 mi
Spanish Needle KnobESE331 m23.4 mi
Gravely HillENE325 m18.8 mi
Wolf HillENE324 m17.6 mi
Millstone KnobE319 m21.6 mi
Sandstone KnobE317 m21.3 mi
Vaden HillENE307 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:2919:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586774797771604840
Precip in4.24.54.95.35.74.34.84.03.93.84.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356814430

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