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Vaughters Knob

Vaughters Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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. River Road Scenic Byway passes 306 miles off.

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

Coordinates35.98756, -86.33249

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 12
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 6.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 9.5 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 9.9 mi
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 9.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Vaughters Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gowen KnobSSE 164°399 m17.1 mi
Mount DefianceENE 58°398 m11.3 mi
Fisher KnobE 89°383 m11.3 mi
Turney KnobE 90°379 m10.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 150°371 m13.2 mi
Sumner KnobWSW 246°370 m17.9 mi
Polk HillWSW 254°366 m18.7 mi
Round Top KnobE 81°364 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586775797872604941
Precip in4.74.95.34.84.95.75.03.64.03.54.15.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356780699

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