Historic site · Tennessee
J.T. Willingham Memorial Fountain
J.T. Willingham Memorial Fountain is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. The nearest named place is E. H. Crump Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 163 miles off.
The story
human settlement in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q7114028, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
Coordinates35.14346, -89.99531
- 163.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.7 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 41.1 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beale Street Landing · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Levitt Shell (Raoul Wallenberg Shell): 0.2 mi
- Ted Rust: 0.2 mi
- Lilian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd Memorial (DAR): 0.2 mi
- L.B. McFarland Memorial Campanile: 0.2 mi
- Sophie G. Freidman Memorial: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Overton Park Greensward: 0.3 mi
- Belvedere Park: 0.7 mi
- Williamson Park: 0.8 mi
- Peabody Park: 1.2 mi
- Dlugach Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Sumatran Tiger: 0.5 mi
- Hippopotamus: 0.5 mi
- Denizens Of The Deep South: 0.5 mi
- Snow Leopard: 0.5 mi
- Crocodile: 0.5 mi
Museums: 29
- Brooks Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Memphis Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Science and History, Pink Palace: 2.4 mi
- Woodruff-Fontaine House: 2.4 mi
- Sun Studio: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 21
- Desoto Woods FootPath: 13.9 mi
- West Junction shore: 14.5 mi
- West Snake Beach: 14.5 mi
- West Potato Beach: 14.7 mi
- West Houston shore beach: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 13
- E. H. Crump Statue: 0.0 mi
- Big Kids: 1.1 mi
- Spinners: 1.1 mi
- St. Jude Thaddeus: 2.8 mi
- Danny Thomas and Child: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 7
- Clara Conway Memorial Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Fisher Memorial Garden: 0.7 mi
- Emeriti Grove: 3.6 mi
- Dixon Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Memphis Botanic Garden: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Audubon Park: 5.2 mi
- Ducks Unlimited Park: 6.3 mi
- Lichterman Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters: 10.6 mi
- Germantown Greenway: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Four: 3.4 mi
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Three: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hopefield: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Memphis Propbuster's Field: 18.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:41 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Memphis Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 79002475OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/545061000
Day trips start here
- Memphis · 3 mi
- Bartlett · 8 mi
- West Memphis · 10 mi
- Marion · 12 mi
- Southaven · 12 mi
- Olive Branch · 16 mi
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