Ghost town · Tennessee
Spring Creek
Spring Creek is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hankins Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee
How to reach it
Coordinates36.14890, -86.24250
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hankins Hill: 0.8 mi
- Jennings Knob: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.7 mi
- Egypt Hill: 4.1 mi
- Pultight Hill: 4.4 mi
Parks: 57
- Lebanon Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
- James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 3.7 mi
- Baird Municipal Park: 4.0 mi
- Don Fox Community Park: 6.1 mi
- 3 Forks Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
- General Hatton: 4.9 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 17.8 mi
- Sewart Air Force Base: 18.7 mi
- Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 20.1 mi
Museums: 14
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 4.7 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 5.7 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 6.5 mi
- Gravel Road Traditions: 14.6 mi
- Pumphouse museum: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 10.6 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 20.3 mi
- Visitor Center: 21.1 mi
- The Hermitage: 21.2 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 15.0 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 17.3 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 16.3 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 6.4 mi
- State Street Garden: 22.6 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 20.9 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 21.6 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming Area: 16.5 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Spring Shelter: 20.1 mi
- Maney Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Big Spring: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Spring Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SE 139° | 398 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSE 151° | 383 m | 12.7 mi |
| Turney Knob | SSE 152° | 379 m | 12.5 mi |
| Round Top Knob | SE 129° | 364 m | 13.5 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | S 186° | 363 m | 11.3 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | SE 143° | 363 m | 17.6 mi |
| Fodderstack Knob | SSE 150° | 362 m | 15.0 mi |
| Lawrence Knob | SSE 148° | 359 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 7 mi away.
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