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Trail Of Tears

Trail Of Tears from directly overhead

Trail Of Tears is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.

Beginning of Trail of Tears

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05664, -85.31056

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
Attractions: 39
  • Central of Georgia 349: 1.2 mi
  • Orchard Knob Reservation: 2.4 mi
  • Ruby Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Cravens House: 3.4 mi
  • Freedom Church: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 5.1 mi
  • Glen Falls 15: 5.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls 40: 5.8 mi
  • Julia Falls 95: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 28
Museums: 20
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 9
Springs: 8
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 5.6 mi
  • Obar Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Straight Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Crawfish Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Trail Of Tears. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillNNW 332°703 m23.6 mi
Round TopSSW 199°647 m16.1 mi
Buck KnobN 7°625 m21.1 mi
Suck Creek MountainNW 322°624.84 m11.1 mi
Round KnobNNW 334°601 m7.5 mi
Buck KnobN 355°595 m10.7 mi
Elder MountainNW 305°569 m5.9 mi
Raccoon MountainW 262°563 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2220:59
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4616:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673767570594841
Precip in5.56.05.65.54.34.24.84.04.93.84.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12294183125

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