Historic site · Tennessee
Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard
Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Falls, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- To the east, at the mouth of Chattanooga Creek, was this supply base for Tennessee troops during the Creek War of 1812-13. The river here forms Moccasin Bend in its efforts to break through the mountains.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.01972, -85.33735
- On the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 14.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- John C. Wilson Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Tennessee Riverpark Wheland Foundry Trailhead: 0.8 mi
- Moccasin Bend National Archeological District: 0.9 mi
- Roy Nelms Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Cameron Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 3.3 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Elder Mountain: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Iowa Monument: 0.4 mi
- New York State Monument at Lookout Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Grose's Brigade and Regimental monuments at Lookout Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Ohio Monument: 0.5 mi
- New York Peace Monument: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- Ruby Falls: 0.1 mi
- Cravens House: 0.5 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 3.2 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 3.9 mi
- Freedom Church: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 2.2 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 2.2 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 2.2 mi
- High Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lula Falls 100: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Tennessee Wall: 5.2 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 5.3 mi
- Williams Point: 6.2 mi
- James Point: 6.5 mi
- Wilder Point: 6.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 0.8 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 2.4 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 2.7 mi
Artworks: 15
- Moonrise: 0.7 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 2.1 mi
- Resurgence II: 2.2 mi
- Resurgence I: 2.3 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 3.2 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.9 mi
- Audubon Acres: 9.0 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 9.1 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 1.8 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 2.5 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 2.6 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 3.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Straight Spring: 3.1 mi
- Obar Spring: 3.9 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.5 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 10.6 mi
- Taylor Spring: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 14.0 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 8.3 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 11.2 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 10.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SSW 197° | 647 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 10° | 625 m | 23.8 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NNW 335° | 624.84 m | 12.5 mi |
| Round Knob | N 350° | 601 m | 9.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 2° | 595 m | 13.3 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 214° | 591 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSW 214° | 584 m | 22.7 mi |
| Elder Mountain | NNW 331° | 569 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9881460658
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