Tommys Knob
Tommys Knob rises to 391 m in South Carolina. Flat Mountain stands 1,198 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lydia Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in South Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q31659751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 391 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Whitewater Way
- 13.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 8 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lydia Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Smeltzer Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 2.4 mi
- McKinneys Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Boast Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Bad Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Double Spring Mountain Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bee Cove Falls: 5.3 mi
- Crane Falls: 5.5 mi
- Camp Cedar Creek: 5.5 mi
- Bootleg Access Area: 5.6 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- DAR Monument: 6.1 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 5.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.1 mi
- Chattooga Town: 10.7 mi
- Cateechee Mill: 15.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 16.1 mi
- World of Energy: 9.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 11.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 11.8 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.7 mi
- All In: 18.6 mi
- Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees: 18.6 mi
- Spiral Mesh: 18.7 mi
- Shift-Ascend: 18.8 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 18.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 11.8 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 15.8 mi
- Howard's Rock: 18.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 21.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 21.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 5.3 mi
- North Beach: 7.0 mi
- South Beach: 8.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.1 mi
- East Beach: 18.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 8.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 8.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.0 mi
- English Garden: 16.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 6.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.6 mi
- South: 8.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Tommys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,198 m | 8.8 mi |
| Waddle Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,160 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ellicott Mountain | NW 323° | 1,137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,125 m | 8.0 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NNW 343° | 1,040 m | 7.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NW 313° | 992 m | 7.3 mi |
| Redside Mountain | WNW 302° | 982 m | 9.4 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | NW 305° | 954 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357096224
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