Vaughters Knob
Vaughters Knob rises to 278 m in Tennessee. Gowen Knob stands 399 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31690478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mason Knob: 0.5 mi
- Halls Knob: 1.0 mi
- Rucker Knob: 3.0 mi
- Church Knob: 3.1 mi
- Casons Knobs: 3.2 mi
- Mona Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Lascassas Ball Park: 5.1 mi
- Richard Siegel Park: 5.3 mi
- East Fork Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Fall Creek Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 8.0 mi
- Artillery Monument: 8.6 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 9.0 mi
- Rosecrans Headquarters: 9.2 mi
- Hazen's Brigade Monument: 9.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 9.5 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 10.5 mi
- Discovery Center: 10.7 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 15.4 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 8.6 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 10.7 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 11.0 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 19.2 mi
- Visitor Center: 19.7 mi
- Gin Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Mason Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 24.3 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 5.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 11.3 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 22.8 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 6.8 mi
- State Street Garden: 10.5 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 6.5 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 9.5 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 9.9 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.2 mi
- Spring Creek: 12.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.0 mi
- Hopewell: 20.9 mi
- Swimming Area: 12.2 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 24.0 mi
- Maney Spring: 9.5 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Vaughters Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowen Knob | SSE 164° | 399 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Defiance | ENE 58° | 398 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fisher Knob | E 89° | 383 m | 11.3 mi |
| Turney Knob | E 90° | 379 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sumner Knob | WSW 246° | 370 m | 17.9 mi |
| Polk Hill | WSW 254° | 366 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Top Knob | E 81° | 364 m | 15.7 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | E 91° | 363 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356780699
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