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General Hatton

General Hatton from directly overhead

General Hatton is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson County Veterans Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

Confederate memorial and statue of General Robert H. Hatton. Erected in 1912.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20798, -86.29113

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Baird Municipal Park: 0.9 mi
  • Don Fox Community Park: 1.2 mi
  • James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 1.4 mi
  • Lebanon Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Holland Ridge Community Pool: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 1.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 8.4 mi
  • Gravel Road Traditions: 10.4 mi
  • Pumphouse museum: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 17.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Dollar General bear statue: 23.8 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Shelter: 20.6 mi
  • Maney Spring: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of General Hatton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSE398 m11.7 mi
Fisher KnobSSE383 m17.6 mi
Turney KnobSSE379 m17.4 mi
Round Top KnobSE364 m18.3 mi
Grandfather KnobS363 m15.4 mi
Fodderstack KnobSSE362 m19.9 mi
Lawrence KnobSSE359 m17.1 mi
Pilot KnobS357 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:57
June solstice05:2919:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149596876807872604941
Precip in4.74.95.04.95.64.54.83.93.83.43.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/305084712

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