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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 231 m in Tennessee. The nearest named place is Nat Caldwell Park, a park 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 281 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q31683098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.34810, -86.53499

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 52
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 17
Nature reserves: 14
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 5
  • outdoor seating: 10.3 mi
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 3.4 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Robertson County Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
  • Franklin Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 16.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 140°357 m21.1 mi
Jennings KnobSE 128°353 m22.6 mi
Egypt HillSE 141°350 m20.5 mi
Spanish Needle KnobE 100°331 m22.4 mi
Gravely HillENE 62°325 m19.8 mi
Wolf HillENE 64°324 m18.4 mi
Millstone KnobENE 74°319 m21.9 mi
Holt KnobSSW 206°319 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:2919:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596775797871604941
Precip in4.34.74.95.25.44.44.94.64.03.54.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826940

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