Shannon Knob
Shannon Knob rises to 515 m in Tennessee. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,074 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31687374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 515 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 26 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spurgeon Knob: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Mount: 5.4 mi
- Master Knob: 6.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
- Miller Knob: 6.7 mi
- Washington County Fairgrounds: 2.9 mi
- Winged Deer Park Disc Golf Course: 4.2 mi
- Winged Deer Park: 4.5 mi
- Winged Deer Park: 4.5 mi
- Warriors Path State Park: 5.4 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 1.1 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Baker Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Massengill Monument: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 7.2 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 8.8 mi
- Carillion: 9.1 mi
- Laurel Falls: 19.5 mi
- Abrams Falls: 19.9 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 19.9 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 21.0 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 21.0 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 4.6 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 4.7 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 9.2 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 9.4 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 8.2 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 8.6 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 8.7 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 9.6 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 11.8 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 19.5 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.7 mi
- Junaluska: 7.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Hampton Spring: 17.3 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.8 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 18.9 mi
- Lost Cove: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Shannon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,074 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,048 m | 14.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 158° | 1,005 m | 11.9 mi |
| White Rock | SSE 154° | 980 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chimneytop | W 266° | 945 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SSE 166° | 931 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 266° | 926 m | 15.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 136° | 922 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356832635
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 9 mi
- Kingsport · 10 mi
- Elizabethton · 12 mi
- Bristol · 18 mi
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