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The Knobs

The Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

The Knobs rises to 290 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton Port Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31676735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51118, -84.87884

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 24
  • Clarence Darrow: 7.6 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 7.6 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 10.1 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 8.1 mi
  • Laurel Falls 80: 8.5 mi
  • North Pole Falls 17: 9.2 mi
  • Snow Falls 12: 9.3 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 9
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 12.6 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 16.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • Clearwater Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 12.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 12.6 mi
  • Roadside Table: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of The Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNW 343°931 m19.5 mi
Dorton KnobNNW 344°910 m20.7 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 347°893 m20.4 mi
Brady MountainNNW 347°893 m22.4 mi
Black MountainN 358°862 m24.7 mi
Worthington KnobNW 322°775 m15.6 mi
Gort KnobNNW 335°774 m16.5 mi
Walker KnobNNW 330°766 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:52
June solstice06:2520:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356840137

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