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Rebel's Rest

Rebel's Rest from directly overhead

Rebel's Rest is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 589 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Manigault Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Here were built in 1866 the first two log cabins of the postwar Sewanee by Bishop Charles T. Quintard and Major George R. Fairbanks. In the latter were held the meeting of the trustees in 1866...

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20535, -85.92088

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Manigault Park: 0.1 mi
  • Abbo's Alley: 0.1 mi
  • Shoup Park: 0.3 mi
  • Angel Park: 0.7 mi
  • Harton Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 32
Waterfalls: 20
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 4.9 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 6.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 9.9 mi
Springs: 20
  • Cave Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Holly Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 10.9 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 10.9 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 11.0 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 4.3 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 4.3 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Memorial Cross: 1.3 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Rebel's Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainENE 61°715 m21.2 mi
Stocker HillENE 58°654 m18.9 mi
Clouse HillNE 49°634 m9.3 mi
West RamseyENE 60°627 m9.9 mi
Scott HillENE 61°623 m14.5 mi
Fults HillENE 60°619 m17.5 mi
East RamseyENE 61°616 m10.4 mi
Big ButteN 0°612 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:3019:2520:02
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:4915:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586572757569594941
Precip in5.55.25.46.44.95.85.64.75.14.24.96.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sewanee, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9896108914

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