Rainy Knob
Rainy Knob rises to 331 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinn Road Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31685032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guinn Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Melton Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Melton Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Clark Center Park: 1.3 mi
- Solway Park: 2.6 mi
- Fanny Knob: 2.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.4 mi
- Melton Hill: 5.6 mi
- Big Butte: 9.2 mi
- Grave Hill: 10.0 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 4.3 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 7.4 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.6 mi
- K-29: 9.8 mi
- K-731: 9.9 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 4.1 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 4.4 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 5.2 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 8.9 mi
- K-25 History Center: 9.6 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Bull Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Keller Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Herron Spring: 5.7 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 10.3 mi
- Hardin Spring: 10.3 mi
- Massengil Spring: 10.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 15.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 15.5 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 16.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 16.1 mi
- Aspire: 10.8 mi
- Abandoned Train: 15.9 mi
- Caboose: 16.2 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 17.0 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 19.9 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 19.5 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 19.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 20.0 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 16.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 16.7 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 18.0 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 20.0 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 8.0 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 18.5 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.8 mi
- Wheat: 8.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Montgomery: 24.3 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 18.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 18.9 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Rainy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | N 359° | 1,075 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | N 359° | 1,075 m | 16.6 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | N 354° | 1,027 m | 15.6 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 314° | 1,013 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,008 m | 14.8 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 317° | 1,007 m | 17.9 mi |
| Frozen Head | NW 311° | 1,001 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | N 349° | 993 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Atdd, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1298856 — Rainy Knob, Anderson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356829110
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