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Cannon

Cannon from directly overhead

Cannon is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 309 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92523, -86.86906

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Square: 0.0 mi
  • Fort Granger: 0.5 mi
  • Pinkerton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Collins Farm Historic Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Park at Harlinsdale Farm: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 31
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 19
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Creekside Crossing: 8.6 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Cannon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobESE 103°370 m14.1 mi
ButeomontE 96°368.8 m9.5 mi
Jenkins HillE 93°367 m10.7 mi
Polk HillE 93°366 m12.0 mi
Morton KnobE 92°365 m11.3 mi
Scales MountainESE 110°362 m17.7 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobE 87°361 m8.2 mi
McMahan KnobE 87°355 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3219:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596776807972614942
Precip in4.34.85.25.25.44.44.63.64.03.53.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Sewage PLT, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10803454139

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