Rice Knob
Rice Knob rises to 389 m in Tennessee. Round Mountain stands 810 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Lookout, a cliff 0.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31685556, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 389 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 27.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunt Knob: 0.9 mi
- Poplar Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ore Mine Hill: 2.3 mi
- Murrell Hill: 2.9 mi
- Combs Knob: 4.2 mi
- Grainger County Park: 2.0 mi
- Kidwell Ridge Boat Launch: 4.3 mi
- Black Oak Park: 4.7 mi
- Nelson Merry Park: 5.9 mi
- Glenmore Mansion: 5.9 mi
- Point Lookout: 0.9 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 12.3 mi
- McNabb Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 6.6 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 7.5 mi
- Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 7.8 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 9.2 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 7.1 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 12.9 mi
- First House In Blaine: 15.2 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 19.7 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 19.7 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 7.1 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 9.6 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 9.9 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 10.8 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 14.6 mi
- Tate Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 12.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 20.1 mi
- Burnett Spring: 23.3 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 17.4 mi
- Dolly Parton: 24.3 mi
- Veterans Statue: 24.3 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 8.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 8.3 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Rice Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | SSE 155° | 810 m | 19.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | NE 49° | 808 m | 18.8 mi |
| Grindstone Mountain | SSE 153° | 757 m | 20.4 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | WNW 289° | 745 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | N 353° | 694 m | 16.6 mi |
| Donehew Head | W 272° | 643 m | 14.7 mi |
| House Mountain | WSW 251° | 629 m | 19.6 mi |
| Henderson Knob | NNW 347° | 625 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown WFO, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356829704
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