Peak · Tennessee
Murphy Hill
Murphy Hill rises to 258 m in Tennessee. Buck Knob stands 693 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31681104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 258 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.29868, -85.06273
- 18.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 24.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 25 mi
- Ropers Rock · 25 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 25 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 1.0 mi
- Locust Hill: 5.3 mi
- Joe Smith Hill: 5.3 mi
- Oliver Hill: 6.8 mi
- Barger Knob: 7.0 mi
Parks
- Possum Creek Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Grasshopper Creek Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Meadowview Park: 5.0 mi
- Sale Creek Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Soddy Marine Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Site of Salem Baptist Church: 2.5 mi
- Conner Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Hiwassee Campground: 5.5 mi
- Site #4 - Incline Control House: 7.1 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 32
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 11.0 mi
- M113: 19.5 mi
- Jeep: 19.5 mi
- UH-1: 19.5 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Hobo Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Parker Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Pendergrass Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Denny Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Gann Bluff: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Richey Ridge Falls 18: 7.2 mi
- Little Possum Falls 25: 7.4 mi
- Imodium Falls: 7.9 mi
- Legget Branch Falls 30: 9.9 mi
- McGill Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 8.1 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 14.4 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Grand Junction: 17.9 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- Little Debbie: 16.7 mi
- Christmas Tree Cake: 16.7 mi
- Summertime: 19.2 mi
- Summertime (Art in Neighborhoods bus stop wrap): 19.3 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 11.3 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 12.9 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 13.8 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 14.3 mi
- Enterprise South Nature Park: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 14.1 mi
- Garden of Prayer: 17.2 mi
- rain garden: 18.3 mi
- Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 21.9 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 9.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 14.4 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Saddleback Platform: 21.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 22.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area #2: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 20.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Murphy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | WNW 301° | 693 m | 15.1 mi |
| Flat Mountain | WNW 290° | 684 m | 24.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 357° | 679 m | 23.8 mi |
| Basin Mountain | NNW 328° | 631 m | 22.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 327° | 630 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buck Knob | WNW 290° | 625 m | 12.3 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | WSW 249° | 624.84 m | 22.3 mi |
| Nichols Mountain | NW 308° | 623 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:53 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1295122 — Murphy Hill, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356822870
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