Pilot Knob
Pilot Knob rises to 276 m in Tennessee. Miller Mountain stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Knob, a peak 4.2 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 12 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States
Wikidata Q31682969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
- 13.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
137 named places within 25 miles
- Roaring River Recreational Area: 7.7 mi
- Gainsboro Town Park: 8.4 mi
- Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Roaring River State Scenic River: 11.6 mi
- Donaldson Park Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Horsehead Knob: 4.2 mi
- Mill Hill: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Knob: 5.2 mi
- Blue Ash Cut Hill: 5.8 mi
- Buzzard Bluff Knob: 5.8 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Seven Sisters Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Knob Creek Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Mutton Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Clay County Museum: 13.3 mi
- Granville Museum: 13.9 mi
- Monroe County Historical Society Museum: 16.4 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 19.4 mi
- The Eads Museum: 20.2 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 14.2 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 15.4 mi
- Savannah Falls: 15.5 mi
- Cummins Falls: 17.1 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 18.0 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 22.8 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 23.3 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 23.2 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 23.6 mi
- Spring Shelter: 16.2 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
- Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.6 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 24.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Mountain | E 97° | 502 m | 21.5 mi |
| Reynolds Mountain | E 96° | 489 m | 20.6 mi |
| Goodpasture Mountain | E 95° | 453 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | E 97° | 446 m | 17.5 mi |
| Algood Mountain | SE 139° | 444 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | E 90° | 441 m | 18.3 mi |
| Palestine Mountain | E 87° | 434 m | 20.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 134° | 432 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1297492 — Pilot Knob, Jackson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356826943
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