The Knob
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
- 295.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.5 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pop Geers Park: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.7 mi
- Pillow Park: 0.7 mi
- RIverwalk Park: 1.0 mi
- Woodlawn Park: 1.1 mi
- Second Knob: 0.4 mi
- Rainey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Golston Hill: 2.1 mi
- Perkins Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jackson Knob: 3.2 mi
- Sellers Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Cave Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Dorsett Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Bull Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Bratton Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Polk Home: 0.4 mi
- aMuse'um: 0.6 mi
- Rattle and Snap: 7.4 mi
- Rattle and Snap Plantation: 7.4 mi
- Rippa Villa: 9.4 mi
- 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
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church: 0.4 mi
- Lillard Mill: 14.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barron Hill | SE 129° | 353 m | 14.6 mi |
| Flanigan Hill | SSW 203° | 351 m | 12.0 mi |
| Kansas Hill | S 190° | 332 m | 9.5 mi |
| Toombs Hill | SSE 161° | 332 m | 14.2 mi |
| Watts Hill | SW 214° | 318 m | 14.3 mi |
| Nodgrass Hill | S 188° | 307 m | 4.1 mi |
| Dean Hill | E 83° | 307 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Annie | SSE 157° | 306 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:00 | 16:39 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia 3 WNW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356894185
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