Ghost town · Tennessee
Pinhook
Pinhook is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragland Bottom Recreation Area, a park 5.3 miles away.
historical community in DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates35.90201, -85.69443
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hickory Nut Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cope Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Gum Spring Mountain: 8.6 mi
- High Knob: 8.6 mi
- Doyle Hill: 10.4 mi
Parks: 52
- Ragland Bottom Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Rock Island State Rustic Park: 6.7 mi
- Johnson Chapel Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Floating Mill Park: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Twin Falls: 7.2 mi
- Center Hill-Fancher Falls: 8.0 mi
- Middle Falls: 11.1 mi
- Little Falls: 11.2 mi
- Burgess Falls: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Harris Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Gin Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Smoot Bluff: 19.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 16.6 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 16.8 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 17.7 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 20.6 mi
- Depot Museum: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 4
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 15.7 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 16.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 17.5 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Old Shelter (ruins): 15.9 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- CRMC Basin Garden: 21.2 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 1
- TTU Eagle Statue: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Pinhook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | W 261° | 635 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | E 93° | 610 m | 22.0 mi |
| Harrison Ferry Mountain | S 170° | 592 m | 20.3 mi |
| Little Chestnut Mountain | E 98° | 587 m | 19.9 mi |
| Ben Lomond Mountain | S 191° | 579 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cardwell Mountain | S 177° | 576 m | 15.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 164° | 562 m | 16.4 mi |
| Burnett Mountain | NE 54° | 561 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
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 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville 2 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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