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Tater Knob

Tater Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tater Knob rises to 267 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cordell Hull Overlook, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 28 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31689447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.30144, -85.95170

137 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Parks: 46
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 7
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Granville Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 0.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSW 217°398 m19.6 mi
Fisher KnobSSW 205°383 m23.8 mi
Turney KnobSSW 206°379 m24.0 mi
Round Top KnobSSW 197°364 m20.0 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 206°359 m13.3 mi
Lawrence KnobSSW 205°359 m23.1 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 209°357 m12.5 mi
Pilot KnobSW 236°357 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:2719:2720:05
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5215:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771604941
Precip in4.54.95.04.44.75.05.03.73.43.43.54.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1272165 — Tater Knob, Smith County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356778592

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