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Patterson Knob

Patterson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Patterson Knob rises to 311 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Holt Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 302 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03173, -86.72250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Knolls Guitar Park: 0.9 mi
  • Novak Park: 0.9 mi
  • Heaton Park: 1.2 mi
  • Loxley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Alteras Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 45
Artworks: 22
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 7.4 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 7.8 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 7.8 mi
  • Life Can Be Sweet: 8.0 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Creekside Crossing: 4.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 15.7 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 21.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 11.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Patterson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSE 152°370 m11.8 mi
ButeomontS 172°368.8 m8.5 mi
Jenkins HillSSE 162°367 m8.3 mi
Polk HillSSE 155°366 m9.0 mi
Morton KnobSSE 158°365 m8.3 mi
Scales MountainSSE 148°362 m15.8 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobS 180°361 m7.0 mi
Townsel HillSSE 149°359 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5515:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576675787770594740
Precip in4.64.75.54.95.74.44.53.74.03.54.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brentwood, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1296966 — Patterson Knob, Davidson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356826247

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