Fort Negley
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Fort Negley is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Cloud Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Fort Negley was a fortification built by Union troops after the capture of Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War, located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city center. It was the largest inland fort built in the United States during the war.
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Wikidata Q5471744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Cloud Hill: 0.0 mi
- Meridian Hill: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Terrace: 1.1 mi
- Capitol Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fosters Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rose Park: 0.5 mi
- Dudley Park: 0.5 mi
- Reservoir Park: 0.7 mi
- Noble Park: 0.8 mi
- South Park: 0.8 mi
- Adventure Science Center: 0.1 mi
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.9 mi
- Frist Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- RCA Studio B: 1.1 mi
- Louise & Rebecca Dudley Park: 0.5 mi
- The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- Fort Nashborough: 1.3 mi
- Outstanding Nashvillian Monument: 1.3 mi
- James Robertson and John Donelson: 1.4 mi
- Bending Normal: 0.3 mi
- RONE: 0.3 mi
- #educationisnotacrime: 0.4 mi
- Life Can Be Sweet: 0.5 mi
- The Edgehill Polar Bear Statues: 0.7 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 1.3 mi
- Arcade Street: 1.4 mi
- Printers Alley: 1.4 mi
- Compass: 1.8 mi
- Bell Carillon: 2.1 mi
- McCord Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Wray Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 3.0 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 4.5 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 6.9 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 7.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 2.3 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Cheekwood: 6.8 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 13.5 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 7.7 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 21.4 mi
- Balthrop Park: 22.6 mi
- Swimming Area: 14.9 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 20.5 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Fort Negley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SSE 155° | 370 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buteomont | SSE 166° | 369 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SSE 161° | 367 m | 16.6 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 157° | 366 m | 17.3 mi |
| Morton Knob | SSE 159° | 365 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | S 169° | 361 m | 15.1 mi |
| McMahan Knob | S 171° | 355 m | 15.0 mi |
| Daddy Knob | SSE 166° | 353 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/130914045
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