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Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Knob rises to 366 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Melton Lake Marina, a park 0.8 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
366 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03563, -84.20631

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Melton Lake Marina: 0.8 mi
  • Elm Grove Park: 1.2 mi
  • Briarcliff Park: 1.2 mi
  • Chestnut Ridge Park: 1.8 mi
  • Carl Yearwood Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 18
Springs: 10
  • Herron Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Massengil Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Aspire: 6.0 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 12.6 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 16.6 mi
  • Caboose: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Emory Gap Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Debord Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Pilot Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Flag PoleN 353°1,075 m11.3 mi
Cross MountainN 353°1,075 m11.3 mi
Redoak MountainNNW 346°1,027 m10.5 mi
Big FodderstackWNW 293°1,013 m12.7 mi
Buffalo MountainNNW 327°1,008 m10.5 mi
Stallion MountainWNW 301°1,007 m15.3 mi
Squire KnobWNW 300°1,002 m16.1 mi
Frozen HeadWNW 293°1,001 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:4516:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297485 — Pilot Knob, Anderson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356826918

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