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Ransom Hill

Ransom Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ransom Hill rises to 374 m in Tennessee. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the east-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bare Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 324 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31685087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
374 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62035, -86.42749

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 15
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 4.6 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 10.5 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 14.9 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Fortress Rosecrans: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
  • Maney Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 17.3 mi
  • Short Spring: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Ransom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobENE 72°412 m7.8 mi
Hickory HillNE 45°405 m3.7 mi
Gowen KnobNE 48°399 m13.5 mi
Pilot KnobENE 60°396 m10.1 mi
Soapstone HillNE 49°386 m3.2 mi
Gilly HillENE 75°386 m16.4 mi
Versailles KnobNW 317°381 m9.3 mi
Prater HillENE 58°378 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2820:05
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576573767670584740
Precip in4.95.35.85.05.05.04.94.04.43.74.15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiana 5W, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356829166

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