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Paddys Knob

Paddys Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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

Coordinates36.45344, -82.26930

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites: 29
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Rest areas: 3
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Paddys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobENE 76°1,295 m16.3 mi
Holston MountainE 88°1,264 m10.7 mi
Holston High KnobE 88°1,261 m10.7 mi
Fork MountainSSE 160°1,101 m14.8 mi
Little Pond MountainSE 131°1,101 m15.9 mi
Pond MountainSE 141°1,034 m14.7 mi
Buffalo MountainSSW 200°1,005 m13.8 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 154°1,004 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1220:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356825742

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