Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 357 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Egypt Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 298 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Wikidata Q31683116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 357 m
How to reach it
- 298.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Egypt Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pultight Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hankins Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 3.1 mi
- Thompson Hills: 3.3 mi
- Lebanon Sports Complex: 3.1 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 5.0 mi
- Baird Municipal Park: 5.7 mi
- James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 5.9 mi
- Don Fox Community Park: 7.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 2.9 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 6.4 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 6.9 mi
- Gravel Road Traditions: 14.1 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 14.5 mi
- General Hatton: 6.5 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 14.2 mi
- Sewart Air Force Base: 15.1 mi
- Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 16.6 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 7.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.9 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 7.3 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 17.8 mi
- Visitor Center: 18.5 mi
- The Hermitage: 19.2 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 19.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 12.7 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 22.1 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 2.7 mi
- State Street Garden: 19.5 mi
- State Street Garden: 19.5 mi
- State Street Garden: 19.5 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 17.5 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 18.5 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 18.9 mi
- Spring Creek: 3.7 mi
- Big Spring: 11.3 mi
- Swimming Area: 13.2 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 17.2 mi
- Maney Spring: 18.6 mi
- Spring Shelter: 23.8 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | ESE 111° | 398 m | 7.8 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SE 134° | 383 m | 12.4 mi |
| Turney Knob | SE 135° | 379 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 168° | 371 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Top Knob | ESE 115° | 364 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | S 170° | 363 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | SE 131° | 363 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fodderstack Knob | SE 136° | 362 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladeville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297488 — Pilot Knob, Wilson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356826930
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