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The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

The Knob rises to 259 m in Tennessee. Barron Hill stands 353 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pop Geers Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 296 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676698, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61785, -87.04445

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Cliffs: 26
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 19.7 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest: 19.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 20.9 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 20.9 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barron HillSE 129°353 m14.6 mi
Flanigan HillSSW 203°351 m12.0 mi
Kansas HillS 190°332 m9.5 mi
Toombs HillSSE 161°332 m14.2 mi
Watts HillSW 214°318 m14.3 mi
Nodgrass HillS 188°307 m4.1 mi
Dean HillE 83°307 m6.8 mi
Mount AnnieSSE 157°306 m9.1 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 5080 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356894185

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