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Tucker Knob

Tucker Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tucker Knob rises to 461 m in Tennessee. Chimneytop stands 945 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Surgoinsville Creek Side Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
461 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49704, -82.85433

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Surgoinsville Creek Side Park: 1.8 mi
  • Thomas Amis Historic Park: 7.7 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 9.6 mi
  • Mount Carmel Park: 10.4 mi
  • Baileyton Community Park: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 14
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 3.5 mi
  • Rod Armstrong Building: 10.5 mi
  • Kyle House: 10.5 mi
  • Hale Springs Inn: 10.5 mi
  • Joseph Rogers Building: 10.6 mi
Museums: 13
  • Swift Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 15.2 mi
  • Car Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Hancock County Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 11.2 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Tucker Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ChimneytopSE 127°945 m10.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainSE 127°926 m10.2 mi
Fodderstack MountainSE 146°839 m9.5 mi
Eliza KnobNNW 347°806 m16.2 mi
Stone MountainSSE 156°789 m8.9 mi
Stony LumpSSE 166°766 m9.5 mi
Devils NoseWSW 251°727 m9.0 mi
Holston River MountainE 86°707 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4016:4017:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in4.64.24.54.54.14.44.93.23.32.73.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogersville 1 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1272955 — Tucker Knob, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356779863

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