Grandfathers Building
Grandfathers Building is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Campbell Hill stands 270 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee & Gould Furnace, a historic site 4.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 26 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
71 named places within 25 miles
- Rushing Hill: 4.3 mi
- Jones Hill: 7.1 mi
- Balding Knob: 8.7 mi
- Fowlkes Hill: 10.5 mi
- McCoy Hill: 11.6 mi
- Asbury Park: 12.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Missionary Park: 13.6 mi
- C.A. Thompson Park: 16.1 mi
- Centerville River Park: 16.2 mi
- Grandmothers Building: 4.5 mi
- Pace Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 10.7 mi
- McCann Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Lee & Gould Furnace: 4.0 mi
- Lee & Gould Furnace: 4.0 mi
- Nolan Spring: 5.8 mi
- Missionary Park Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Steam Engine: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grandfathers Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | ESE 107° | 270 m | 22.2 mi |
| Brown Hill | E 93° | 256 m | 24.0 mi |
| Tanbark Hill | ENE 68° | 247 m | 13.1 mi |
| Slaughter Hill | N 11° | 246 m | 12.5 mi |
| Center Avenue Hill | ENE 58° | 245 m | 20.7 mi |
| Balding Knob | NNE 31° | 237 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 99° | 236 m | 17.3 mi |
| McCollum Hill | SE 141° | 222 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lobelville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356891647
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