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Rocky Point

Rocky Point, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Point rises to 357 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.72229, -86.11527

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 18.4 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 19.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 19.6 mi
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • GO USA Fun Park: 19.9 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 21.5 mi
  • Cooper Steel Arena: 24.5 mi
  • Cumberland Caverns: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Maney Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Short Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Rocky Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNE 38°635 m12.7 mi
Butterson KnobESE 121°590 m21.2 mi
Ben Lomond MountainESE 107°579 m20.9 mi
Mason MountainNE 41°533 m13.6 mi
Little Short MountainNE 50°522 m13.9 mi
Sugartree KnobNNE 31°446 m11.6 mi
Locust KnobWSW 246°412 m11.1 mi
Hickory HillWSW 253°405 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3019:2620:04
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5115:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586674787771594841
Precip in5.05.05.44.94.85.26.33.84.13.33.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodbury 1 WNW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1299922 — Rocky Point, Cannon County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356830688

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