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Rucker Knob

Rucker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rucker Knob rises to 275 m in Tennessee. Sugartree Knob stands 446 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 309 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.95006, -86.30471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lascassas Ball Park: 2.2 mi
  • Richard Siegel Park: 5.0 mi
  • McKnight Park: 6.2 mi
  • Mona Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
  • Mona Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 7
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 5
  • GO USA Fun Park: 10.0 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 10.1 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 11.6 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 22.1 mi
  • Visitor Center: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 8.3 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 7.9 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Rucker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugartree KnobESE 109°446 m17.5 mi
Gowen KnobSSE 167°399 m14.2 mi
Mount DefianceNE 43°398 m11.7 mi
Pilot KnobS 174°396 m17.8 mi
Fisher KnobENE 74°383 m10.1 mi
Turney KnobENE 74°379 m9.7 mi
Prater HillSSE 167°378 m16.6 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 150°371 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:57
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586775797872604941
Precip in4.74.95.34.84.95.75.03.64.03.54.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831168

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