- Elevation, modelled
- 190 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Mount Defiance398 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway299.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:06local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0853, -86.3250
Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden is a garden in Tennessee, at a modelled 190 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 300 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | E 95° | 398 m | 9.1 mi |
| Fisher Knob | ESE 121° | 383 m | 12.7 mi |
| Turney Knob | ESE 123° | 379 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 161° | 371 m | 19.2 mi |
| Round Top Knob | ESE 106° | 364 m | 15.6 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | SSE 154° | 363 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | ESE 122° | 363 m | 18.0 mi |
| Fodderstack Knob | SE 125° | 362 m | 14.9 mi |
- 299.8 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Pultight Hill: 2.2 mi
- Egypt Hill: 2.5 mi
- Thompson Hills: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 2.7 mi
- Edwards Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 2.9 mi
- Lebanon Sports Complex: 5.2 mi
- Baird Municipal Park: 8.0 mi
- Fall Creek Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Holland Ridge Community Pool: 8.1 mi
- General Hatton: 8.7 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 11.6 mi
- Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Sewart Air Force Base: 12.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 14.1 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 8.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 9.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 9.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 9.3 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 5.3 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 16.5 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 16.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 17.1 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 17.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 10.0 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 22.2 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 15.1 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 16.2 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 16.6 mi
- Jesus Statue: 24.2 mi
- Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 25.0 mi
- State Street Garden: 17.2 mi
- State Street Garden: 17.2 mi
- State Street Garden: 17.2 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Spring Creek: 6.4 mi
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
- Swimming Area: 11.1 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 17.9 mi
- Maney Spring: 16.2 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladeville, 5 mi away.
- Tennessee purple coneflower174 obs
- Gattinger's Prairie Clover102 obs
- Nashville breadroot93 obs
- eastern redbud69 obs
- rose vervain66 obs
- Widow's-cross58 obs
- fragrant sumac57 obs
- rue anemone54 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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