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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 200 m in Tennessee. Slaughter Hill stands 246 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnsonville State Historic Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Woodlands Trace passes 29 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Benton County, Tennessee, United States.

Wikidata Q31682877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
200 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08895, -87.97392

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Parks: 18
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 2
  • Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Randy Hughes Crash Site: 10.6 mi
  • Lee & Gould Furnace: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Missionary Park Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 14.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Paris Henry County Heritage Center: 24.8 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
Slaughter HillE246 m17.3 mi
Balding KnobESE237 m20.1 mi
The MoundNNE215 m22.6 mi
Sand HillSW213 m22.8 mi
Collier HillENE208 m9.9 mi
Durham HillNE206 m12.5 mi
Round TopSW206 m20.9 mi
Rushing HillSE204 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3619:3520:13
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice07:0016:0216:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606976807972615042
Precip in4.14.44.54.45.44.64.13.83.44.14.04.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826926

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