Swaim Knob
Swaim Knob rises to 309 m in Tennessee. Versailles Knob stands 381 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31689188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 309 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckeye Knob: 1.2 mi
- Grackle Hill Peak: 3.3 mi
- Hobb Hill Peak: 3.3 mi
- Giles Hill: 3.4 mi
- Butler Hill: 3.4 mi
- Peacock Hill Nature Park: 3.2 mi
- EAGLEVILLE CITY PARK: 4.3 mi
- Henry Horton State Park: 7.2 mi
- Milltown Dam: 8.8 mi
- Virgle Circle Greenery: 10.3 mi
- Nathan Bedford Forrest: 4.3 mi
- Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 4.6 mi
- Castle Gwynn: 12.2 mi
- Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 16.6 mi
- Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 16.6 mi
- Rippa Villa: 14.3 mi
- Carnton Plantation: 16.9 mi
- Vice Grip Garage Auto Museum & Gift Shop: 17.3 mi
- Carter House: 18.1 mi
- Lotz House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Powell Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Willie Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Bull Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Betsy Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Tarpley Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 18.4 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 18.6 mi
- Boiling Spring Academy (historical): 19.4 mi
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church: 19.6 mi
- Cooper Steel Arena: 20.2 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 19.2 mi
- State Street Garden: 20.8 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 21.6 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 21.8 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 23.7 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 24.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.5 mi
- Lillard Mill: 8.7 mi
- Maney Spring: 21.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Swaim Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versailles Knob | E 79° | 381 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | ENE 74° | 372 m | 11.2 mi |
| Sumner Knob | NNE 19° | 370 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buteomont | N 1° | 369 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | N 5° | 367 m | 15.5 mi |
| Polk Hill | N 10° | 366 m | 15.5 mi |
| Morton Knob | N 7° | 365 m | 15.8 mi |
| Scales Mountain | NE 36° | 362 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiana 5W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1271923 — Swaim Knob, Marshall County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356778259
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