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M60 Tank

M60 Tank from directly overhead

M60 Tank is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Swift Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
M60 tank

How to reach it

Coordinates35.39331, -84.56790

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lowry Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Benton Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 17.5 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 18.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Clearwater Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 7.2 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Cheeyo Park: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of M60 Tank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeS 178°921 m13.9 mi
Lowry TopS 172°818 m13.1 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 159°768 m10.5 mi
Black MountainSE 125°721 m9.8 mi
Presswood MountainS 178°700 m15.1 mi
Borin TopESE 123°676 m14.7 mi
Cataska MountainESE 123°676 m14.7 mi
Borin TopESE 123°675 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2420:2020:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9768267403

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