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Nebo Knobs

Nebo Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Nebo Knobs rises to 280 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hickory Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 326 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
280 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68229, -86.42221

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
  • GO USA Fun Park: 11.6 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 13.0 mi
  • Cooper Steel Arena: 13.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Maney Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 21.0 mi
  • Short Spring: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 20.7 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Nebo Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobESE 104°412 m7.4 mi
Hickory HillSE 126°405 m2.9 mi
Gowen KnobENE 64°399 m10.9 mi
Pilot KnobE 84°396 m8.4 mi
Soapstone HillSE 135°386 m3.0 mi
Gilly HillE 90°386 m15.6 mi
Versailles KnobWNW 291°381 m7.1 mi
Prater HillENE 77°378 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573767670584740
Precip in4.95.35.85.05.05.04.94.04.43.74.15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiana 5W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356823050

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