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Potato Hill

Potato Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Hill rises to 253 m in Tennessee. High Top stands 557 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31684179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.04508, -86.67694

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 39
Historic sites: 17
  • Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of America: 13.7 mi
  • Civil War Hospital: 15.8 mi
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 19.0 mi
  • Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 19.9 mi
Museums: 15
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 19.0 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 19.5 mi
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 20.8 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 21.5 mi
  • Weeden House: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 11.2 mi
  • Pig, In Memoriam: 14.1 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 20.0 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 22.4 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 22.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Smithers Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
  • The Spring House: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 19.5 mi
  • Hickory House: 22.6 mi
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 23.7 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Potato Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopESE557 m20.6 mi
Hale MountainESE471 m18.7 mi
Backbone MountainESE466 m19.4 mi
Wade MountainSSE455 m16.1 mi
Stovall MountainE393 m20.5 mi
Capshaw MountainSSW381 m16.0 mi
Chapman MountainSSE370 m20.7 mi
Drake MountainS367 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3419:2720:05
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5216:0016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606875787872615043
Precip in5.35.75.85.24.74.95.04.14.13.84.86.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville WTP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298328 — Potato Hill, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356828115

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