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Second Knob

Second Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Second Knob rises to 247 m in Tennessee. Barron Hill stands 353 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 296 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31660231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.62202, -87.04973

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Cliffs: 27
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 20.0 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 20.1 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 20.8 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 20.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Second Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barron HillSE 129°353 m15.0 mi
Flanigan HillSSW 201°351 m12.1 mi
Kansas HillS 188°332 m9.8 mi
Toombs HillSSE 161°332 m14.5 mi
Watts HillSSW 212°318 m14.4 mi
Nodgrass HillS 183°307 m4.4 mi
Dean HillE 86°307 m7.0 mi
Mount AnnieSSE 156°306 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3419:3020:08
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5516:0016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586674787771594840
Precip in4.65.15.45.15.25.04.74.14.33.83.95.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia 3 WNW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1646532 — Second Knob, Maury County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356894479

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