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Fraterville Disaster

Fraterville Disaster from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.20539, -84.16746

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 37
  • 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
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Massengil Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Herron Spring: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Debord Falls: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainW 262°1,075 m3.6 mi
The Flag PoleW 262°1,075 m3.6 mi
Redoak MountainWSW 252°1,027 m5.0 mi
Buffalo MountainWSW 249°1,008 m8.5 mi
Hurricane MountainNW 311°1,007 m7.8 mi
Pilot MountainSW 236°993 m7.0 mi
Burge MountainW 262°993 m13.1 mi
Patterson MountainWSW 243°984 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2020:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5019957361

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