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Shady Grove

Shady Grove from directly overhead

Shady Grove is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Flanigan Hill stands 351 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Powder Mill Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 267 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town in Lawrence County, Tennessee

How to reach it

Coordinates35.13190, -87.28060

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
Peaks: 28
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 3
  • david crockett house: 8.0 mi
  • David Crockett Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Lynnville Railroad Museum: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
  • Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crockett Falls: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory House: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • L&N Red Caboose: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shady Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flanigan HillNNE 21°351 m24.2 mi
Apple HillNE 39°319 m19.7 mi
Watts HillNNE 14°318 m22.4 mi
Rockdale HillN 3°314 m22.8 mi
Tie Camp HillWNW 294°312 m24.8 mi
Round HillE 80°309 m23.1 mi
Bell HillENE 78°308 m16.8 mi
Chambliss HillENE 75°307 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3619:3020:07
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5416:0216:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596774787771604941

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrenceburg Filt PLT, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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