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Sandstone Knob

Sandstone Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sandstone Knob rises to 317 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Millstone Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 278 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31686993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42727, -86.15943

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 46
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 9.0 mi
  • Sumner County Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 180°398 m24.4 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 164°359 m21.4 mi
Walnut KnobSSE 164°357 m20.4 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 199°357 m22.9 mi
Jennings KnobS 189°353 m19.5 mi
Egypt HillSSW 201°350 m22.9 mi
Belle HillSSE 160°349 m17.2 mi
Cub KnobSSE 156°336 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2820:07
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300727 — Sandstone Knob, Trousdale County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356832064

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