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Posey Hill

Posey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Posey Hill rises to 243 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 295 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31684090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14478, -86.43194

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 6.4 mi
  • Gravel Road Traditions: 8.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 8.4 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 11.9 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 17.9 mi
  • Dollar General bear statue: 18.7 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 18.8 mi
  • RONE: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 11.3 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Posey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE 108°398 m15.8 mi
Fisher KnobESE 123°383 m19.9 mi
Turney KnobESE 123°379 m19.6 mi
Jenkins HillSW 221°367 m20.8 mi
Polk HillSW 218°366 m20.2 mi
Morton KnobSW 220°365 m20.3 mi
Grandfather KnobSE 140°363 m14.4 mi
Lawrence KnobESE 120°359 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2920:07
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5415:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576674787770584739
Precip in4.34.54.75.64.85.15.23.83.63.73.75.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356828091

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