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Lion Statue

Lion Statue from directly overhead

Lion Statue is an artwork in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Sand Mountain stands 224 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Wi-Fi Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44006, -88.63840

72 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
Peaks: 14
Museums: 9
Springs: 3
  • Brewers Spring Well: 8.3 mi
  • Rock Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Crump Spring: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Memorial Bridge: 19.4 mi
  • Adamsville War Memorial Park: 19.7 mi
  • Simón Bolívar: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Engine 382: 19.5 mi
  • Judge Milton Brown Passenger Car: 19.5 mi
  • Casey Jones Village: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand MountainE 85°224 m9.9 mi
Mount PeterSSE 151°209 m12.0 mi
Bald KnobSE 129°194 m13.0 mi
Rose HillSSW 214°193 m8.0 mi
Little Pine KnobNE 55°193 m19.2 mi
Laurel HillSSW 205°191 m9.6 mi
Ross MountainSW 228°184 m12.7 mi
Big Pine KnobNE 52°184 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4119:3620:14
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0116:0716:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586774787770594840
Precip in5.25.66.16.45.85.15.03.74.64.24.55.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson 4 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11168606969

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