Sunken Garden
Sunken Garden is a garden in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 293 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Centennial Park
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 293.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center - Physicans Park: 0.3 mi
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center - Centennial Tower: 0.4 mi
- Alumni Lawn: 0.7 mi
- Belmont Terrace: 1.3 mi
- Meridian Hill: 1.8 mi
- Capitol Hill: 2.0 mi
- Saint Cloud Hill: 2.3 mi
- Confederate Hill: 3.8 mi
- James Robertson - Founder Of Nashville: 0.2 mi
- The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 2.0 mi
- Sam Davis: 2.0 mi
- Officers Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Statehood Memorial (McNairy Spring): 2.0 mi
- The Upper Room: 1.0 mi
- RCA Studio B: 1.2 mi
- Frist Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Tennessee State Museum - Military Branch: 2.0 mi
- Tennessee State Museum: 2.0 mi
- MLK Jubilee: 1.0 mi
- Dragon: 1.1 mi
- Musica: 1.3 mi
- The Edgehill Polar Bear Statues: 1.7 mi
- WhatLiftsYou: 1.7 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 1.6 mi
- Compass: 2.0 mi
- Bell Carillon: 2.1 mi
- Arcade Street: 2.1 mi
- Printers Alley: 2.2 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 4.3 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 5.2 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 6.3 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 8.9 mi
- McCord Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Wray Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Cheekwood: 5.5 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 13.6 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- outdoor seating: 20.8 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 8.1 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 17.5 mi
- Balthrop Park: 20.9 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.6 mi
- Swimming Area: 17.2 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 22.1 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 6.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Sunken Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SSE 150° | 370 m | 21.6 mi |
| Buteomont | SSE 159° | 368.8 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SSE 155° | 367 m | 17.9 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 151° | 366 m | 18.7 mi |
| Morton Knob | SSE 153° | 365 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SSE 161° | 361 m | 16.1 mi |
| McMahan Knob | SSE 163° | 355 m | 15.9 mi |
| Daddy Knob | SSE 159° | 353 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel496 obs
- American Robin243 obs
- Canada Goose229 obs
- Mallard176 obs
- Northern Mockingbird142 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle127 obs
- Northern Cardinal124 obs
- eastern redbud116 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/957699061
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