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O'Ryan Knob

O'Ryan Knob, seen from above at true elevation

O'Ryan Knob rises to 275 m in Tennessee. Spanish Needle Knob stands 331 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31681640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.44782, -86.51972

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Green area: 4.3 mi
  • Clearview Park: 4.8 mi
  • Municipal Park: 5.4 mi
  • Triple Creek Park: 5.7 mi
  • Station Camp Greenway: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 39
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Robertson County Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
  • Franklin Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • outdoor seating: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spanish Needle KnobESE331 m23.8 mi
Gravely HillE325 m16.8 mi
Wolf HillE324 m15.7 mi
Millstone KnobE319 m20.3 mi
Sandstone KnobE317 m20.1 mi
Hard Scratch HillE317 m24.3 mi
Vaden HillE307 m17.5 mi
Fourmile HillSSE307 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:2919:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586774797771604840
Precip in4.24.54.95.35.74.34.84.03.93.84.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White House, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296046 — O'Ryan Knob, Sumner County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356824488

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