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Officer Knob

Officer Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Officer Knob rises to 566 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradbury Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
566 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92784, -85.18191

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
  • Meadow Park Lake: 5.2 mi
  • Obed River Park: 8.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
  • Private Village Green - Residents Only: 8.9 mi
  • Centennial Park: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 5
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 7.6 mi
  • Sunset Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 13.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 20.4 mi
  • George's Hole: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • George's Hole: 20.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Roadside Table: 23.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Dripping Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 16.9 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Sam: 23.0 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • The Pink Elephant: 24.2 mi
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 8.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Officer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainSE 132°931 m15.2 mi
Dorton KnobSE 128°910 m14.3 mi
Brady MountainESE 121°893 m13.7 mi
Bear Den MountainSE 126°893 m15.2 mi
Black MountainESE 104°862 m16.6 mi
Big Rock MountainE 93°824 m18.2 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 156°775 m18.1 mi
Gort KnobSE 144°774 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353946556370747367564639
Precip in4.95.15.45.55.24.95.53.64.13.14.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crossville MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296247 — Officer Knob, Cumberland County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356825052

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