Skip to content

The Hermitage

The Hermitage from directly overhead

The Hermitage is an attraction in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. Buteomont stands 369 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 289 miles off.

The story

historical plantation and museum in Tennessee

Dates from 1835.

Wikidata Q2376587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.21502, -86.61300

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Hermitage: 0.0 mi
  • Stone Hall Park: 2.2 mi
  • Peeler Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ravenwood Park: 2.4 mi
  • Peeler Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 34
Artworks: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 7
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • outdoor seating: 15.7 mi
  • Cheekwood: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 7.8 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 16.2 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 18.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of The Hermitage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ButeomontSSW 193°368.8 m21.6 mi
Jenkins HillS 190°367 m20.8 mi
Polk HillS 186°366 m20.9 mi
Morton KnobS 188°365 m20.6 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSSW 197°361 m20.6 mi
Pilot KnobESE 111°357 m19.2 mi
McMahan KnobSSW 199°355 m20.8 mi
Signal KnobS 181°353 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3019:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596775797871604941
Precip in4.34.74.95.25.44.44.94.64.03.54.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000722OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/433258649

More attractions in Tennessee

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to The Hermitage.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens