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Moonshine Still

Moonshine Still from directly overhead

Moonshine Still is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Blowing Wind Falls, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.08422, -85.44207

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Signal Point Park: 5.0 mi
  • Williams Island State Archaeological Park: 5.4 mi
  • John A Patten Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lena Givens Park: 6.1 mi
  • Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 40
  • Blowing Wind Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Julia Falls 95: 4.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls 40: 5.2 mi
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 8.7 mi
  • Glen Falls 15: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 39
  • The Suck: 3.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.4 mi
  • Ruby Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Cravens House: 7.5 mi
  • Central of Georgia 349: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 30
Springs: 20
  • Obar Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 5.5 mi
  • Straight Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Pryor Cave Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 12.4 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 1.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Moonshine Still. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainNNW 336°715 m20.3 mi
Bunker HillN 349°703 m19.3 mi
Stocker HillNNW 329°654 m21.3 mi
Round TopS 173°647 m17.2 mi
West RamseyNW 306°627 m22.7 mi
Buck KnobNNE 27°625 m21.5 mi
Suck Creek MountainN 5°624.84 m6.8 mi
Scott HillNW 317°623 m21.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2919:2220:00
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4715:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673767570594841
Precip in5.56.05.65.54.34.24.84.04.93.84.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13651146994

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