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Oil Well Hill

Oil Well Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Oil Well Hill rises to 262 m in Tennessee. Lookout Hill stands 337 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Gordon Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.83034, -87.17945

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Historic Village: 7.8 mi
  • Fairview Historic Village: 7.9 mi
  • Fairview Recreation Center: 7.9 mi
  • Bowie Nature Park: 9.8 mi
  • JoAnn's Outdoor Classroom: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 28
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 17.3 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 17.3 mi
  • Battle of Franklin Monuments: 17.4 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Old Town Bridge: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Oil Well Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout HillE 90°337 m19.1 mi
Chambers HillE 89°320 m18.3 mi
Flagpole HillNE 40°305 m5.0 mi
Gravel HillSE 127°304 m9.1 mi
Scrambler’s KnobENE 61°303 m19.6 mi
Hunter HillSE 133°301 m19.7 mi
High PointNE 50°299 m15.5 mi
Beckett HillENE 67°293 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3419:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5616:0016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150596775797771604941
Precip in4.75.05.45.55.84.85.13.43.94.04.15.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairview Bowie NAT CTR, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356825066

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