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Sand Hill

Sand Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Hill rises to 227 m in Tennessee. Dug Hill stands 289 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 4.5 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 16 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1300664).

Wikidata Q31686899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.08703, -88.09142

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 29
  • Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 6.7 mi
  • Pickwick golf course: 8.1 mi
  • Pickwick Landing State Park: 8.6 mi
  • Threets Park: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 29
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
  • Chalybeate Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Crump Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cave Spring: 17.8 mi
Museums: 5
  • Tennessee River Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Shiloh Church Log (historical): 15.2 mi
  • Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 19.3 mi
  • T. S. Stribling Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Sacred Way Sanctuary Interpretive Center and Museum: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 15.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillENE289 m19.1 mi
Davis HillNE258 m15.7 mi
Woodall MountainSSW245 m22.4 mi
Blair HillENE243 m16.1 mi
Baptist HillENE238 m15.7 mi
Pettipoole HillSSE233 m13.9 mi
Davidson HillNNE223 m16.2 mi
Hughes HillNNE221 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:3919:3320:11
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5816:0616:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453627077818074635244
Precip in4.95.45.65.76.24.44.94.14.33.94.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah 6 SW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356831954

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