Fraterville Disaster
Fraterville Disaster is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Itinerant Miners' Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Norris Freeway passes 1.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Hill Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Norris Dam State Park: 3.9 mi
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 4.4 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 5.6 mi
- Clinton-Jaycee Park: 7.0 mi
- Militia Hill: 0.8 mi
- Vowell Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sun Butte: 2.1 mi
- Cross Mountain: 3.6 mi
- The Flag Pole: 3.6 mi
- Itinerant Miners' Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Village of Brothers: 0.0 mi
- Coal Creek War: 0.5 mi
- Breastworks: 0.6 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 0.6 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 5.3 mi
- Norris Museum: 5.5 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 5.8 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 7.3 mi
- River Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Hangover Rock: 20.3 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 17.0 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 23.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 24.0 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.3 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 21.5 mi
- Grow Lab: 21.7 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Aspire: 8.2 mi
- Abandoned Train: 12.6 mi
- Train Cars: 17.3 mi
- Winona General Store: 19.5 mi
- Loyston: 12.8 mi
- Fork Mountain: 15.1 mi
- Wheat: 21.8 mi
- Massengil Spring: 19.5 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 21.4 mi
- Herron Spring: 21.8 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 21.9 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 22.0 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 22.2 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 17.5 mi
- Debord Falls: 17.9 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Fraterville Disaster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | W 262° | 1,075 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Flag Pole | W 262° | 1,075 m | 3.6 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,027 m | 5.0 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,008 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NW 311° | 1,007 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SW 236° | 993 m | 7.0 mi |
| Burge Mountain | W 262° | 993 m | 13.1 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | WSW 243° | 984 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5019957361
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