US HQ Major General Ulysses S. Grant
US HQ Major General Ulysses S. Grant is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Davis Hill stands 258 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is US Artillery Battery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 29 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Three black inverted cannon tubes mounted on a stone base with headstones in the background and a commemorative plaque.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Headquarters | General U. S. Grant. | Night of April 6. 1862. | General Grant in his memoirs says:- | 'During the night rain fell in torrents and | our troops were exposed without shelter. | I made my headquarters under a tree a few hundred...
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- US Artillery Battery: 0.1 mi
- US Illinois Battery: 0.1 mi
- 16th Illinois Cavalry - Company B: 0.2 mi
- 2nd Indiana Cavalry: 0.2 mi
- US HQ General W.H.L. Wallace: 0.2 mi
- Shiloh National Military Park: 2.0 mi
- Adamsville Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Riverside City Park: 6.1 mi
- Wayne Jerrolds River Park: 6.1 mi
- Savannah Courthouse Square: 6.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.2 mi
- Pisgah Hill: 5.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Turkey Knob: 9.3 mi
- Martin Camp Hill: 10.9 mi
- Shiloh Church Log (historical): 2.2 mi
- Tennessee River Museum: 6.5 mi
- Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 6.6 mi
- Northeast Mississippi Museum: 18.4 mi
- Verandah Curlee House: 18.6 mi
- Pyburn Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Flat Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Love Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Huey Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Crump Spring: 5.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 11.3 mi
- Shiloh National Military Park: 1.5 mi
- Caboose: 18.9 mi
- Hardinville: 11.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.5 mi
- C.A.R.E. Honor Garden: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of US HQ Major General Ulysses S. Grant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Hill | ENE 69° | 258 m | 23.7 mi |
| Davidson Hill | ENE 63° | 223 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hughes Hill | NE 54° | 221 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bonds Mountain | SSE 162° | 219 m | 18.8 mi |
| Harwell Mountain | SSE 168° | 213 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 124° | 211 m | 6.5 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SSE 159° | 210 m | 17.3 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSE 159° | 210 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah 6 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/765326656
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