Wave Country
Wave Country is an attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Rivers Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 291 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
How to reach it
- 291.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Two Rivers Park: 0.1 mi
- Two Rivers Dog Park: 0.7 mi
- Heartland Park: 1.2 mi
- Peeler Park: 2.2 mi
- South Inglewood Park: 2.3 mi
- Todd Knob: 1.3 mi
- Confederate Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fosters Hill: 4.2 mi
- Taylor Knob: 5.4 mi
- Capitol Hill: 5.6 mi
- Cooter's: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Nashville (MOCAN): 3.3 mi
- Lane Motor Museum: 4.1 mi
- Tennessee Central Railway Museum: 4.3 mi
- Charlie Daniels Museum: 5.1 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 4.3 mi
- U.S.C.T Monument: 4.4 mi
- Fort Nashborough: 5.1 mi
- Outstanding Nashvillian Monument: 5.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 4.8 mi
- Incline: 5.0 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 5.0 mi
- Threshold: 5.0 mi
- Catfish: 5.3 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 1.2 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 1.6 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 7.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.8 mi
- Madame Tussauds Nashville: 1.3 mi
- Great Big Game Show: 1.3 mi
- The Escape Game: 1.3 mi
- AxeVentures: 2.3 mi
- Shelby Bottoms Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 6.2 mi
- McCord Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Wray Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.5 mi
- Cheekwood: 12.4 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- outdoor seating: 17.1 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 11.1 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 12.1 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 19.5 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Swimming Area: 12.1 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 14.9 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 14.1 mi
- Spring Creek: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Wave Country. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | S 170° | 370 m | 21.5 mi |
| Buteomont | S 182° | 368.8 m | 19.1 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | S 178° | 367 m | 18.6 mi |
| Polk Hill | S 174° | 366 m | 18.9 mi |
| Morton Knob | S 176° | 365 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | S 186° | 361 m | 17.8 mi |
| McMahan Knob | S 188° | 355 m | 17.9 mi |
| Daddy Knob | S 182° | 353 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/336953522
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