Paddys Knob
Paddys Knob rises to 532 m in Tennessee. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff City Playground, a park 1.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 19 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31681961, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 532 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 26.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 27.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 29.4 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bluff City Playground: 1.4 mi
- Bluff City Middle School Sports Fields: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Wells Park: 1.6 mi
- Over Mountain Men Victory Memorial Trail: 1.7 mi
- Strawberry Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Strawberry Top: 2.3 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Carter Knob: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.7 mi
- Massengill Monument: 6.7 mi
- Fort Watauga: 7.6 mi
- The Tipton Family: 7.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 7.6 mi
- Watauga Fort: 7.6 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Moody Cliff: 7.5 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 5.0 mi
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 11.0 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 13.6 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 13.6 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 11.1 mi
- Laurel Falls: 14.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 15.4 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 16.2 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 4.3 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 4.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 10.5 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 10.5 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 10.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 13.1 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 21.3 mi
- Trials Playground: 23.7 mi
- Junaluska: 10.9 mi
- Heartwood: 22.4 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 22.6 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 10.0 mi
- Hampton Spring: 12.9 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paddys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | ENE 76° | 1,295 m | 16.3 mi |
| Holston Mountain | E 88° | 1,264 m | 10.7 mi |
| Holston High Knob | E 88° | 1,261 m | 10.7 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SE 140° | 1,218 m | 16.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,101 m | 14.8 mi |
| Little Pond Mountain | SE 131° | 1,101 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pond Mountain | SE 141° | 1,034 m | 14.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,005 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356825742
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 8 mi
- Bristol · 11 mi
- Johnson City · 11 mi
- Kingsport · 17 mi
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