Stanley Knobs
Stanley Knobs rises to 565 m in Tennessee. Bowling Knob stands 1,075 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravelly Knobs, a peak 1.5 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31688456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 565 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 12.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 26.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 14 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gravelly Knobs: 1.5 mi
- Caney Knobs: 2.2 mi
- Tucker Knob: 2.7 mi
- Zion Hill: 3.7 mi
- Big Rock: 4.3 mi
- Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 4.4 mi
- Thomas Amis Historic Park: 8.5 mi
- Mount Carmel Park: 11.4 mi
- Laurel Run Park: 11.4 mi
- Duffield Community Park: 13.2 mi
- The Rounds: 6.0 mi
- Miller Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Laurel Run Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 6.2 mi
- Rod Armstrong Building: 10.9 mi
- Kyle House: 10.9 mi
- Hale Springs Inn: 10.9 mi
- Joseph Rogers Building: 11.0 mi
- Swift Museum: 10.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 13.4 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 13.5 mi
- Car Museum: 17.8 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 16.9 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 16.9 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 17.7 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 23.5 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 21.2 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 21.9 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 22.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 13.9 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 13.9 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Stanley Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Knob | NNE 17° | 1,075 m | 17.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNW 345° | 972 m | 14.7 mi |
| Chimneytop | SE 131° | 945 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cliff Mountain | NNE 17° | 934 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SE 131° | 926 m | 12.8 mi |
| Elk Knob | NNW 343° | 876 m | 14.6 mi |
| Butt of Powell Mountain | N 1° | 863 m | 15.1 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | SE 145° | 839 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356777402
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 18 mi
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