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Sewart Air Force Base

Sewart Air Force Base from directly overhead

Sewart Air Force Base is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial, a historic site 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 304 miles off.

Plaque set into a concrete monument commemorating the service of Allan J Sewart, Jr, for whom Sewart Air Force Base was named after. The air force base ceased operations in 1970 and has been a public use airport since then.

About

The story

former US Air Force base located in Smyrna, TN, US

Dates from 1941.

Wikidata Q14710181, matched on coordinates and name (727 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Inscription
In Memory of Major Allan J. Sewart, Jr. USAF Who was killed in action November 1942 in the Pacific Theatre of operations World War II
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.00468, -86.52617
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lee Victory Recreation Park: 0.8 mi
  • Smyrna Greenway Trailhead: 1.2 mi
  • Heritage Valley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 1.5 mi
  • Zama Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 45
  • Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Slave Cemetery: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Wall: 2.5 mi
  • Rosecrans Headquarters: 9.2 mi
  • Artillery Monument: 9.8 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 3.4 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 13.7 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 14.0 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 15.8 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 8.4 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 10.3 mi
  • Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 11.4 mi
  • GO USA Fun Park: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 4.6 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Sewart Air Force Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSW 212°370 m10.2 mi
ButeomontWSW 236°368.8 m11.8 mi
Jenkins HillSW 235°367 m10.4 mi
Polk HillSW 229°366 m9.5 mi
Morton KnobSW 234°365 m9.8 mi
Grandfather KnobE 95°363 m14.7 mi
Scales MountainSSW 193°362 m11.8 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobWSW 245°361 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586674787771594741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13746025278

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