American Garden
American Garden is a garden in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Logan Hill stands 154 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Park of America, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 265 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Discovery Park of America
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 265.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 28.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
105 named places within 25 miles
- The Great Lawn: 0.1 mi
- 5th Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Charles H. Adams Park: 1.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.5 mi
- Discovery Park of America: 0.0 mi
- Freedom Square: 0.1 mi
- McDonald's Pumpkin Village: 0.1 mi
- S.T.E.M. Landing: 0.1 mi
- The Settlement: 0.1 mi
- Ronald Reagan: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 0.1 mi
- Prometheus: 0.1 mi
- Ann Rand: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Armed Forces Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 0.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.2 mi
- European Garden: 0.2 mi
- Discovery Center: 0.1 mi
- Magnolia Place Liberty Hall: 0.1 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 0.1 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 11.4 mi
- David Crockett Cabin: 21.7 mi
- Logan Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mathis Hill: 6.8 mi
- Wilson Hill: 11.3 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 12.5 mi
- Indian Mound: 16.8 mi
- Central School Monument: 0.1 mi
- Casey Jones Marker: 8.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Camp Bearregard Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Battle of Island 10: 22.7 mi
- Three Ponds Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Three States: 16.9 mi
- Belmont: 22.9 mi
- Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge: 21.6 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi
- A: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Hill | W 274° | 154 m | 3.9 mi |
| Fishgap Hill | WNW 285° | 154 m | 12.5 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 114° | 153 m | 21.6 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WNW 302° | 143 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mathis Hill | WNW 282° | 119 m | 6.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | NW 305° | 92 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union City, 4 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk16 obs
- Pond Slider7 obs
- Variegated Fritillary7 obs
- House Finch7 obs
- Killdeer6 obs
- American Robin6 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel6 obs
- Gulf Fritillary6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/680641620
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