Nancy Ward Tomb
Nancy Ward Tomb is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Hammon Memorial Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Tomb of Nancy Ward, her brother and her son in Benton, Tennessee, United States.
Dates from 1923.
Wikidata Q55138302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 4 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Hammon Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Chilhowee Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Clemmer Campsite: 5.2 mi
- Rock Creek Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
- Mac Point Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Todd Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Prince Knob: 4.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.5 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Fred Stone: 7.8 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 8.9 mi
- Upsilon Xi North Gate Arch: 10.7 mi
- Upsilon Xi Clocktower: 10.7 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Eads Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Panther Bluff: 18.6 mi
- White Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 14.0 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 14.1 mi
- Georgia-Tennessee Border: 21.4 mi
- Rolling Thunder River Company: 21.8 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 24.4 mi
- Benton Falls: 5.0 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lowry Falls: 9.1 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 12.8 mi
- Jacks River Falls 80: 14.6 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 11.0 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 14.1 mi
- Swift Museum: 17.5 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 19.6 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 24.9 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 13.2 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 21.2 mi
- Face: 20.4 mi
- Little Debbie: 23.3 mi
- Christmas Tree Cake: 23.4 mi
- Parksville Beach: 5.0 mi
- Shady Beach: 6.4 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 11.1 mi
- Garden of Prayer: 22.4 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.1 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.3 mi
- Bauxite Ridge: 22.1 mi
- Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 22.6 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 22.8 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Nancy Ward Tomb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Frog Mountain | SE 143° | 1,276 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chimneytop | SE 139° | 1,137 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hemp Top | SE 146° | 1,089 m | 16.1 mi |
| Little Frog Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,017 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ESE 108° | 1,016 m | 15.5 mi |
| Smith Mountain | ESE 102° | 946 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | ENE 74° | 921 m | 7.2 mi |
| Licklog Top | SE 134° | 901 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:20 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Fltr PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73001815OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Ward, Nancy, Tomb, reference 73001815, listed 04/11/73.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723828880
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