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Turkey Knob

Turkey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Knob rises to 286 m in Tennessee. Capshaw Mountain stands 381 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Spring Hill, a peak 4.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 283 miles off.

The story

mountain in Giles County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
286 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10953, -86.90973

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Civil War Hospital: 9.5 mi
  • Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans of America: 10.7 mi
  • Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 14.4 mi
  • Helicopter: 21.2 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory House: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Turkey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Capshaw MountainSSE 154°381 m22.2 mi
Larwood HillNNE 33°363 m18.8 mi
Talley HillNE 46°361 m19.9 mi
Gould HillNE 47°358 m18.1 mi
Burwell MountainSE 146°354 m22.8 mi
Porter HillNE 41°354 m23.0 mi
Copperas HillNE 50°352 m17.1 mi
Toll Gate HillNE 45°352 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3519:2820:06
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5316:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553627077817974635244
Precip in4.85.45.45.13.84.94.93.63.53.24.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ardmore, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273025 — Turkey Knob, Giles County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356779947

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