Sand Mountain
Sand Mountain rises to 224 m in Tennessee. Mount Peter stands 209 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dixie Youth Park, a park 8.5 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sand Mountain is a summit in Chester County, Tennessee with an elevation of 735 feet (224 m). Sand Mountain is covered with a sandy soil, hence the name. The primary coordinates for Sand Mountain places it within the TN 38332 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Wikidata Q31686927, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 224 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Adamsville War Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
- Memorial Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Cherry Mansion: 19.6 mi
- 9th Indiana Light Artillery - Thompson's Battery: 21.9 mi
- 9th Illinois Infantry: 21.9 mi
- Dixie Youth Park: 8.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Mifflin Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Henderson Wi-Fi Park: 10.1 mi
- Gene Record Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.0 mi
- Clover Hill: 11.0 mi
- Little Pine Knob: 11.7 mi
- Mount Peter: 12.1 mi
- Big Pine Knob: 12.2 mi
- Pinson Mounds Museum and Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
- Beech River Heritage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 16.0 mi
- Tennessee River Museum: 19.8 mi
- Bemis Mill Village Museum: 21.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Mary Jane Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Swallow Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Flat Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Love Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
- Brewers Spring Well: 18.0 mi
- Crump Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lion Statue: 9.9 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 12.4 mi
- Shiloh National Military Park: 21.9 mi
- Hardinville: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Peter | SSW 199° | 209 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 149° | 196 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 178° | 194 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Pine Knob | NNE 30° | 193 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rose Hill | WSW 242° | 193 m | 16.2 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SW 236° | 191 m | 16.9 mi |
| Big Pine Knob | NNE 27° | 184 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ross Mountain | WSW 244° | 184 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356831984
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