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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 204 m in Tennessee. Davis Hill stands 258 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickwick golf course, a park 0.6 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 21 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31690160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.03759, -88.23143

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • US HQ Colonel David Stuart: 8.2 mi
  • CS HQ General Johnston: 8.5 mi
  • Battery of canons: 8.5 mi
  • CS HQ General Gladden: 8.6 mi
  • US HQ General Benjamin Prentiss: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 36
Parks: 32
  • Pickwick golf course: 0.6 mi
  • Pickwick Landing State Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pickwick Landing: 1.9 mi
  • Goat Island Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
Museums: 9
  • Shiloh Church Log (historical): 9.6 mi
  • Tennessee River Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Northeast Mississippi Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Black History Museum: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 3
  • Chalybeate Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Crump Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 10.2 mi
  • Caboose: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis HillNE258 m23.6 mi
Woodall MountainS245 m17.3 mi
Blair HillENE243 m24.7 mi
Baptist HillENE238 m24.3 mi
Pettipoole HillESE233 m16.9 mi
Davidson HillNE223 m23.3 mi
Bonds MountainS219 m10.1 mi
Barnett KnobS219 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4019:3320:11
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5816:0716:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453627077818074635244
Precip in4.95.45.65.76.24.44.94.14.33.94.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah 6 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273024 — Turkey Knob, Hardin County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356779942

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