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Locust Hill

Locust Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Hill rises to 232 m in Tennessee. Suck Creek Mountain stands 625 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Denny Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 19 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31678488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.22479, -85.08662

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dog Park: 2.6 mi
  • Basket Ball Court: 2.6 mi
  • Community area / Playrground: 2.6 mi
  • Harrison Bay State Park: 4.1 mi
  • Chester Frost Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Site #4 - Incline Control House: 6.9 mi
  • Site #6 - Mule Barn: 7.0 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 7.0 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 7.0 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 7.1 mi
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 35
Waterfalls: 29
  • Hogskin Branch: 8.5 mi
  • Clear Branch Falls 40: 8.6 mi
  • Power Line Falls 140: 8.7 mi
  • Stripmine Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Richey Ridge Falls 18: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 9
  • Garden of Prayer: 12.2 mi
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 12.6 mi
  • rain garden: 14.3 mi
  • Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Blue Cross Garden: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 16.9 mi
  • Straight Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Obar Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Suck Creek MountainW625 m19.7 mi
Round KnobWSW601 m16.6 mi
Buck KnobW595 m13.6 mi
Elder MountainWSW569 m19.3 mi
Raccoon MountainSW563 m21.1 mi
The HellicanW562 m12.3 mi
The HorseshoeW557 m14.5 mi
Barn HillNW555 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2720:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5317:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596673777669594941
Precip in6.35.05.85.84.85.34.94.65.03.75.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817333

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