Roach Knob
Roach Knob rises to 501 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garvey Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31685855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 501 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 23.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garvey Knob: 0.9 mi
- Burkhart Knob: 1.6 mi
- Noah Knob: 1.8 mi
- Combs Knob: 2.5 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 3.3 mi
- Buffalo School Park: 2.2 mi
- Grainger County Park: 3.0 mi
- Rutledge City Park: 3.9 mi
- Friendship Park: 4.2 mi
- Black Oak Park: 5.0 mi
- Point Lookout: 5.6 mi
- Race Track Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Signal Point: 11.7 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 4.0 mi
- First House In Blaine: 11.0 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 15.8 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 15.8 mi
- Floyd Garett's Muscle Car Museum: 24.3 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 7.2 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 8.9 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 9.3 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 11.1 mi
- Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 2.4 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 6.2 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 10.0 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 13.2 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 14.7 mi
- Tate Spring: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Spring: 15.3 mi
- Strong rock spring: 17.6 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 23.3 mi
- Butchers Spring: 24.5 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 21.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 24.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 24.5 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 12.6 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 24.9 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 12.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Forbidden Caverns: 24.0 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 24.3 mi
- Loyston: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Roach Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ENE 60° | 808 m | 22.0 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | WNW 292° | 745 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | N 10° | 694 m | 15.5 mi |
| Donehew Head | W 265° | 643 m | 9.9 mi |
| House Mountain | WSW 241° | 629 m | 15.6 mi |
| Henderson Knob | N 2° | 625 m | 17.8 mi |
| Rogers High Point | ENE 66° | 567 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cline Knob | NNW 338° | 562 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1299549 — Roach Knob, Grainger County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356830085
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