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Minor Hill

Minor Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Minor Hill rises to 275 m in Tennessee. Horse Knob stands 328 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Hill, a peak 5.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 270 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31680610, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05453, -87.15724

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
Peaks: 32
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 6
  • Civil War Hospital: 13.3 mi
  • Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 13.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of America: 16.5 mi
  • Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Helicopter: 20.1 mi
Museums: 6
  • david crockett house: 16.2 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 20.1 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 20.1 mi
  • Gulf Museum: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory House: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crockett Falls: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse KnobNE 51°328 m24.7 mi
Apple HillNNE 15°319 m21.3 mi
Howell HillENE 68°319 m23.2 mi
Cathcart HillENE 67°317 m23.5 mi
Round HillENE 59°309 m18.4 mi
Bell HillNE 47°308 m13.0 mi
Chambliss HillNE 52°307 m18.0 mi
Oak HillNNW 344°306 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3619:2920:07
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:5416:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573777670584740
Precip in5.35.75.55.14.64.84.84.44.13.84.36.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski Wwtp, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356890460

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