Pilot Hill
Pilot Hill rises to 537 m in Tennessee. Green Ridge Knob stands 1,480 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Yarprough Cliff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31682840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 537 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 19.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 23.9 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 25.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park: 2.6 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 7.1 mi
- Tusculum University Historical District: 7.3 mi
- Unicoi Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Cannon Knob: 3.3 mi
- Jordan Knob: 4.3 mi
- Piney Knob: 4.5 mi
- Piney Knob: 4.5 mi
- Eames Knob: 5.1 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Bayless Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 6.1 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 6.6 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 6.6 mi
- Longarm Branch Falls: 6.9 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 11.3 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 11.3 mi
- WWII Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Moye Rest: 15.9 mi
- Carillion: 17.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 2.5 mi
- Doak House Museum: 7.5 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 11.3 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 11.3 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 11.6 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 18.2 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 18.2 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 23.3 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 23.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 18.4 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 20.1 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 14.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
- Junaluska: 17.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Pilot Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Ridge Knob | S 177° | 1,480 m | 9.2 mi |
| Camp Creek Bald | SSW 204° | 1,480 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gravel Knob | S 179° | 1,478 m | 8.1 mi |
| Big Butt | S 181° | 1,467 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,438 m | 11.4 mi |
| Wilson Knob | SSE 156° | 1,396 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | S 176° | 1,393 m | 12.9 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | SSW 199° | 1,382 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826894
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 18 mi
- Elizabethton · 24 mi
- Kingsport · 25 mi
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