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Polk Hill

Polk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Polk Hill rises to 366 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Morton Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 310 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31683869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
366 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91451, -86.65416

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • annecy community park: 2.1 mi
  • Mailbox Park area: 2.4 mi
  • Annecy Common Space: 2.6 mi
  • Nolensville Elementary School Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Nolensville Ball Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 32
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 16.3 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 16.6 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 16.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Creekside Crossing: 11.6 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 12.4 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 15.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Polk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSE 144°370 m2.9 mi
ButeomontW 263°368.8 m2.6 mi
Jenkins HillW 280°367 m1.3 mi
Morton KnobWNW 301°365 m0.8 mi
Scales MountainSE 139°362 m7.0 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobWNW 286°361 m4.0 mi
Townsel HillSE 142°359 m9.1 mi
McMahan KnobWNW 284°355 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586674787771594741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298059 — Polk Hill, Williamson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356827839

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