Turney Knob
Turney Knob rises to 379 m in Tennessee. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31690299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fisher Knob: 0.4 mi
- Lawrence Knob: 1.0 mi
- Fodderstack Knob: 2.6 mi
- Round Top Knob: 5.3 mi
- Hawkins Hill: 5.6 mi
- 3 Forks Park: 7.5 mi
- Lascassas Ball Park: 8.7 mi
- Dillion Park: 11.5 mi
- City Park: 11.7 mi
- Brown. Spurlock Park: 12.0 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 15.3 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 15.5 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 16.1 mi
- General Hatton: 17.4 mi
- Artillery Monument: 17.5 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 16.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 17.6 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 17.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 17.8 mi
- Gin Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Dripping Rock Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Upton Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Petty Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 13.2 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 17.2 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 17.3 mi
- Discovery Center: 17.3 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 18.2 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 12.4 mi
- State Street Garden: 16.9 mi
- State Street Garden: 16.9 mi
- State Street Garden: 16.9 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 17.2 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 19.1 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 19.5 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 19.7 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 17.4 mi
- Spring Creek: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 18.1 mi
- Hopewell: 19.0 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 15.9 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 16.1 mi
- Maney Spring: 16.5 mi
- Spring Shelter: 24.9 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.2 mi
- Swimming Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Turney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | SE 133° | 635 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mason Mountain | SE 128° | 533 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Short Mountain | SE 128° | 522 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sugartree Knob | SE 139° | 446 m | 11.1 mi |
| Gowen Knob | SSW 200° | 399 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Defiance | NNW 348° | 398 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fisher Knob | E 79° | 383 m | 0.4 mi |
| Prater Hill | SSW 196° | 378 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodbury 1 WNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273095 — Turney Knob, Wilson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356780061
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