Ghost town · Tennessee
Wheat
Wheat is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is K-25 History Center, a museum 1.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 23 miles off.
human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates35.93670, -84.37360
- 23.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Melton Hill: 4.3 mi
- Susan's Summit: 4.4 mi
- Fanny Knob: 6.8 mi
- Corbin Hill: 8.0 mi
- Thunderstruck Knob: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Big Turtle Park: 5.0 mi
- Melton Hill Dam Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Lasalle Park: 6.8 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 7.2 mi
- Clark Center Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 33
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 1.2 mi
- K-29: 1.4 mi
- K-731: 1.5 mi
- K-27: 1.5 mi
- K-31: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Stubbs Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Bull Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Stowe Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Wester Bluff: 10.9 mi
Museums: 13
- K-25 History Center: 1.1 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 7.6 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 8.2 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 8.6 mi
Springs: 12
- Massengil Spring: 4.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 4.8 mi
- Hardin Spring: 11.6 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 11.7 mi
- Herron Spring: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 8
- Cheeyo Park: 19.5 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 23.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 23.9 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 4
- Caboose: 13.5 mi
- Abandoned Train: 14.7 mi
- Aspire: 17.6 mi
- Greenback Castle: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Riverfront Park Shed: 10.1 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 13.3 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Debord Falls: 15.2 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 15.3 mi
- Ozone Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fork Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Montgomery: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Wheat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | NNW 349° | 1,013 m | 12.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,008 m | 16.0 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,007 m | 15.1 mi |
| Squire Knob | NNW 343° | 1,002 m | 15.5 mi |
| Frozen Head | NNW 340° | 1,001 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | NNE 21° | 993 m | 15.7 mi |
| Burge Mountain | N 355° | 993 m | 16.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 346° | 988 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Atdd, 10 mi away.
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