International Friendship Bell
International Friendship Bell is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is A.K.Bissell Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Norris Freeway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 19.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- A.K.Bissell Park: 0.0 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 0.9 mi
- Highland View Park: 0.9 mi
- Scarboro Park: 1.1 mi
- Woodland Park: 1.2 mi
- Fanny Knob: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.5 mi
- Rainy Knob: 4.3 mi
- Big Butte: 5.0 mi
- Grave Hill: 5.9 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 3.9 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 9.0 mi
- The Clinton 12 – Walking into History: 9.3 mi
- K-29: 9.4 mi
- K-33: 9.4 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 0.2 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 0.5 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 5.1 mi
- K-25 History Center: 9.2 mi
- Bull Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Stubbs Bluff: 6.7 mi
- River Ridge: 14.0 mi
- Keller Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Massengil Spring: 8.0 mi
- Herron Spring: 10.0 mi
- Poplar Spring: 12.7 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 14.1 mi
- Hardin Spring: 14.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.8 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 18.1 mi
- Grow Lab: 18.7 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 18.7 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 18.7 mi
- Aspire: 9.5 mi
- Abandoned Train: 11.6 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 17.6 mi
- Caboose: 19.0 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 19.3 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 22.1 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 22.3 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 22.4 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Wheat: 8.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Montgomery: 20.9 mi
- Loyston: 24.7 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 19.2 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 19.3 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 20.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 24.1 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 12.3 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 17.3 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 21.4 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 14.8 mi
- Debord Falls: 14.9 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of International Friendship Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | N 8° | 1,075 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Flag Pole | N 8° | 1,075 m | 13.0 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | N 3° | 1,027 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Fodderstack | NW 308° | 1,013 m | 10.8 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,008 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | NW 313° | 1,007 m | 13.8 mi |
| Squire Knob | NW 311° | 1,002 m | 14.5 mi |
| Frozen Head | NW 305° | 1,001 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5682623121
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