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Orchard Hill

Orchard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Orchard Hill rises to 274 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 310 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.69701, -86.78305

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Peacock Hill Nature Park: 4.7 mi
  • Chapman's Retreat Park: 6.3 mi
  • Virgle Circle Greenery: 6.4 mi
  • Port Royal Park: 6.6 mi
  • Milltown Dam: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 6.8 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 14.3 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Battle of Franklin Monuments: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
Museums: 14
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Orchard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Versailles KnobE 84°381 m13.7 mi
Pinnacle HillE 79°372 m15.5 mi
Sumner KnobNE 35°370 m15.5 mi
ButeomontNNE 17°368.8 m15.4 mi
Scales MountainNE 50°362 m15.3 mi
Townsel HillENE 58°359 m15.0 mi
Buckeye KnobE 79°354 m3.7 mi
Daddy KnobNNE 18°353 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3219:2920:07
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5415:5916:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384150596876797973614941
Precip in4.65.25.05.35.14.64.63.64.13.84.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompson STN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296469 — Orchard Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356825480

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