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Christian-Newsom Memorial

Christian-Newsom Memorial from directly overhead

Christian-Newsom Memorial is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. House Mountain stands 629 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is First Creek Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 6.3 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
In Memory Channon Christian Christopher Newsom

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99118, -83.90754

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • First Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Parkridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Caswell Park: 0.8 mi
  • William Powell Park: 0.9 mi
  • North Hills Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 38
Attractions: 38
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 1.7 mi
  • Ramsey House Plantation: 5.0 mi
  • Aspire: 14.0 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 16.8 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 17.3 mi
Museums: 33
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 7
Springs: 5
  • Love's Creek Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Strong rock spring: 11.1 mi
  • Herron Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 16.8 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Christian-Newsom Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
House MountainNE 43°629 m11.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 131°624 m17.2 mi
Big Pine MountainSE 136°604 m16.9 mi
Little Pine MountainSE 134°566 m17.1 mi
Rhetts ViewNE 42°500 m16.8 mi
Brushy KnobN 354°471 m9.0 mi
Mitchell KnobN 353°463 m10.5 mi
Roderick MountainENE 76°432 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2020:1820:56
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4316:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576674777671594840
Precip in5.25.15.35.24.54.05.83.44.13.14.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12497458349

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