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Sam Davis

Sam Davis is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

The Sam Davis Statue is a historic bronze statue of Sam Davis, the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy," outside the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q39050777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16507, -86.78430

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legislative Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Tennessee Tower Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Victory Park: 0.1 mi
  • Church Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Frankie Pierce Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Alvin York: 0.1 mi
  • Witness Walls Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
  • Nashville Desegregation Plaque: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Creekside Crossing: 9.0 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Balthrop Park: 21.2 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 8.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Sam Davis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSE370 m21.6 mi
ButeomontSSE369 m18.2 mi
Jenkins HillSSE367 m18.1 mi
Polk HillSSE366 m18.8 mi
Morton KnobSSE365 m18.1 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSSE361 m16.6 mi
McMahan KnobS355 m16.5 mi
Daddy KnobSSE353 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250606875797872604941
Precip in4.74.65.44.85.34.34.33.74.23.83.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4602734590

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