Roy Knob
Roy Knob rises to 468 m in Tennessee. Black Mountain stands 721 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lost Sea, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31686634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 468 m
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 27 mi
- Whig Cove · 27 mi
- Gazebo Overlook · 28 mi
- Haw Knob · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kefauver Park: 3.5 mi
- Houston Park: 4.9 mi
- Sweetwater Duck Park: 5.2 mi
- Engleman Park: 5.6 mi
- Friendship Park: 5.7 mi
- Hiwassee Knobs: 4.6 mi
- McDaniel Knob: 6.6 mi
- Luther Bookout Knob: 6.8 mi
- Rider Knob: 7.0 mi
- Notchy Creek Knobs: 7.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 10.9 mi
- White Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Ward Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Blair Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Marble Bluff: 16.5 mi
- M60 Tank: 11.3 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Company A: 14.6 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 11.3 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 18.1 mi
- Huffine Spring: 18.2 mi
- Poplar Spring: 18.4 mi
- Holloway Spring: 18.6 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
- Swift Museum: 10.8 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 13.5 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 13.8 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 14.5 mi
- The Lost Sea: 1.2 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 14.5 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 14.6 mi
- Caboose: 16.3 mi
- Greenback Castle: 17.3 mi
- Baby Falls: 20.4 mi
- Bald River Falls: 20.5 mi
- Lowry Falls: 21.5 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 23.0 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 24.5 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 22.8 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 24.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.1 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 15.2 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 13.1 mi
- Cute: 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Roy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | S 176° | 721 m | 14.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 183° | 630 m | 15.3 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | ESE 116° | 565 m | 13.2 mi |
| Peaked Top | ESE 116° | 565 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 131° | 549 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tellico Mountain | SSE 146° | 546 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mocking Crow Mountain | SSE 152° | 536 m | 14.9 mi |
| Peaky Top | SSE 152° | 532 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300210 — Roy Knob, Monroe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356831144
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