Ghost town · Tennessee
Big Spring
Big Spring is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Needle Knob, a peak 3.6 miles away.
ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee
How to reach it
Coordinates36.24890, -86.17720
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spanish Needle Knob: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 4.7 mi
- Ward Hill: 5.2 mi
- Blue Knob: 5.8 mi
- Cub Knob: 7.2 mi
Parks
- Dickson Chapel Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Rome Access Area: 6.0 mi
- Hunters Point Access Area: 6.0 mi
- James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 6.3 mi
- Baird Municipal Park: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Mitchells Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Whites Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Upton Bluff: 8.1 mi
Museums: 12
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 6.7 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 7.6 mi
- The Eads Museum: 12.5 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Wynnewood State Historical Site: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 17.3 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 22.4 mi
- The Hermitage: 24.4 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 22.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- General Hatton: 7.0 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Stahlman Waterfront: 17.2 mi
- Swimming Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Spring Creek: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring Shelter: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | S 176° | 398 m | 12.1 mi |
| Fisher Knob | S 172° | 383 m | 18.1 mi |
| Turney Knob | S 173° | 379 m | 18.1 mi |
| Round Top Knob | SSE 156° | 364 m | 16.9 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | SSW 195° | 363 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | SSE 162° | 363 m | 22.1 mi |
| Fodderstack Knob | S 169° | 362 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 141° | 359 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:54 | 16:34 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 7 N, 6 mi away.
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