Potato Knob
Potato Knob rises to 231 m in Tennessee. Flanigan Hill stands 351 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Baxter Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31684312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 231 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Baxter Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ivy Point: 1.0 mi
- Lyman Hill: 1.2 mi
- Kincade Hill: 2.1 mi
- Negro Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hampshire Park: 4.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant Little League Park: 9.0 mi
- Howard Field Park: 9.3 mi
- Gardenia Park: 10.4 mi
- Swan Creek Ranch: 10.4 mi
- Peddler Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Pipkin Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Delk Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Baker Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Morrow Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Rattle and Snap Plantation: 9.9 mi
- Rattle and Snap: 10.0 mi
- Polk Home: 14.1 mi
- aMuse'um: 14.2 mi
- Lewis County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church: 14.0 mi
- Lewis State Forest: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Potato Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flanigan Hill | SSE 149° | 351 m | 16.5 mi |
| Kansas Hill | SE 137° | 332 m | 17.0 mi |
| Watts Hill | SSE 160° | 318 m | 15.9 mi |
| Rockdale Hill | S 174° | 314 m | 14.0 mi |
| Nodgrass Hill | ESE 119° | 307 m | 14.7 mi |
| Flagpole Hill | NNE 30° | 305 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ENE 65° | 304 m | 14.3 mi |
| Nelson Hill | SE 137° | 297 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant 1N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298337 — Potato Knob, Maury County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356828137
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