Historic site · Tennessee
Moonshine Still
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.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.08422, -85.44207
- 7.0 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 7.1 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ropers Rock · 7 mi
- Umbrella Rock · 7 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 7 mi
- Sunset Rock · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Elder Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Aetna Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Signal Mountain: 4.6 mi
Parks: 57
- 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: 51
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 6.4 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 6.8 mi
- Urban Renewal: 7.0 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 7.0 mi
- Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- 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: 28
- Tennessee Wall: 2.3 mi
- Signal Point: 4.9 mi
- Edwards Point: 5.1 mi
- James Point: 5.3 mi
- Williams Point: 5.6 mi
Springs: 19
- 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: 19
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 7.5 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 7.6 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 7.7 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 7.7 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 14
- Resurgence I: 7.0 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 7.1 mi
- Resurgence II: 7.1 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 8.0 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 11.0 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 12.6 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 13.1 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 8
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 6.8 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 7.4 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 7.4 mi
- rain garden: 8.1 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.3 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 12.3 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 15.2 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 17.7 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 17.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 17.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 1.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Moonshine Still. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NNW 336° | 715 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 349° | 703 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NNW 329° | 654 m | 21.3 mi |
| Round Top | S 173° | 647 m | 17.2 mi |
| West Ramsey | NW 306° | 627 m | 22.7 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | N 5° | 625 m | 6.8 mi |
| Scott Hill | NW 317° | 623 m | 21.0 mi |
| Fults Hill | NW 325° | 619 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13651146994
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