Ghost town · Tennessee
Hopewell
Hopewell is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickens Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.
unincorporated community in Cannon County, Tennessee
How to reach it
Coordinates35.71390, -86.17220
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dickens Hill: 0.5 mi
- Weber Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gilly Hill: 2.6 mi
- Carson Hills: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.2 mi
Parks: 52
- City Park: 9.3 mi
- Brown. Spurlock Park: 9.6 mi
- Dillion Park: 9.9 mi
- Rogers Park: 12.8 mi
- Bell Buckle Historic District: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Bellbuckle Caboose: 13.4 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 14.7 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Mason Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Smoot Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 17.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Discovery Center: 14.8 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 15.0 mi
- Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 15.7 mi
- Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 16.2 mi
- Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 19.0 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Short Springs Natural Area: 20.6 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 23.5 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Maney Spring: 15.4 mi
- Short Spring: 21.4 mi
- Natural Spring House: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- GO USA Fun Park: 17.5 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 19.1 mi
- Cooper Steel Arena: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Blue Horseshoe: 14.4 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- State Street Garden: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Hopewell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NE 46° | 635 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mason Mountain | NE 48° | 533 m | 16.3 mi |
| Little Short Mountain | NE 55° | 522 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sugartree Knob | NE 41° | 446 m | 14.0 mi |
| Locust Knob | WSW 240° | 412 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hickory Hill | WSW 252° | 405 m | 12.4 mi |
| Gowen Knob | WNW 301° | 399 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 256° | 396 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodbury 1 WNW, 10 mi away.
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