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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. River Road Scenic Byway passes 292 miles off.

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
Museums: 15
  • 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
Cliffs: 15
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 17.9 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 18.5 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 21.6 miles of General Hatton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSE 142°398 m11.7 mi
Fisher KnobSSE 149°383 m17.6 mi
Turney KnobSSE 151°379 m17.4 mi
Round Top KnobSE 134°364 m18.3 mi
Grandfather KnobS 175°363 m15.4 mi
Fodderstack KnobSSE 149°362 m19.9 mi
Pilot KnobESE 113°359 m14.2 mi
Lawrence KnobSSE 147°359 m17.1 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 5080 °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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