Locust Knob
Locust Knob rises to 412 m in Tennessee. Hickory Hill stands 405 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31678520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 412 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 2.9 mi
- Bread Tray Hill: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Hill: 4.8 mi
- Soapstone Hill: 5.0 mi
- Prater Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bell Buckle Historic District: 5.7 mi
- Wartrace City Park: 9.3 mi
- Barfield Crescent Park: 10.4 mi
- Barfield Crescent Disc Golf: 10.8 mi
- Rogers Park: 12.1 mi
- Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Bellbuckle Caboose: 5.7 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 14.6 mi
- Fortress Rosecrans: 15.1 mi
- Mason Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Tarpley Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Woods Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Bald Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 9.1 mi
- Discovery Center: 13.6 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 13.9 mi
- Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 16.0 mi
- Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 19.9 mi
- Short Springs Natural Area: 17.8 mi
- Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.2 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.6 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 23.8 mi
- Cooper Steel Arena: 14.2 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 15.5 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 17.1 mi
- Maney Spring: 14.7 mi
- Natural Spring House: 17.6 mi
- Short Spring: 18.6 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 13.9 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 14.2 mi
- Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.1 mi
- Hopewell: 8.0 mi
- State Street Garden: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hill | W 271° | 405 m | 4.8 mi |
| Gowen Knob | NNE 22° | 399 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 26° | 396 m | 2.9 mi |
| Soapstone Hill | W 266° | 386 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gilly Hill | ENE 78° | 386 m | 8.6 mi |
| Flat Mountain | ESE 110° | 385 m | 17.2 mi |
| Versailles Knob | WNW 288° | 381 m | 14.4 mi |
| Summitville Mountain | ESE 112° | 380 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wartrace 6E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356817335
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