Bean Station History Museum
Bean Station History Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bean Station Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Town in Grainger and Hawkins counties, Tennessee, United States
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q3475621, matched on coordinates and name (94 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bean Station
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 21.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 25.5 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boyd Knob: 1.6 mi
- Stony Point Knob: 1.9 mi
- Indian Grave Hill: 3.3 mi
- Quarry Hill: 5.3 mi
- Short Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Harris Court Park: 0.0 mi
- Bean Station Town Park: 0.6 mi
- Bean Station Public Library: 1.0 mi
- Noeton Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
- Tate Springs Historic Site: 3.5 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Rocky Summit: 4.0 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 5.0 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 6.8 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 7.3 mi
- White Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Point Lookout: 12.0 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 3.9 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 3.9 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 18.1 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 12.6 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 12.7 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 14.0 mi
- Swift Museum: 15.9 mi
- Rocky Spring: 0.5 mi
- Tate Spring: 3.5 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 17.1 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 17.1 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 17.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 6.7 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Bean Station History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ENE 66° | 808 m | 6.3 mi |
| Jabez Knob | N 11° | 771 m | 14.6 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | WSW 253° | 745 m | 20.4 mi |
| Devils Nose | ENE 63° | 727 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | WNW 303° | 694 m | 12.4 mi |
| Short Mountain | N 353° | 678 m | 12.3 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | E 92° | 675 m | 21.8 mi |
| Phoebe Butt | NNE 12° | 666 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown Radio Wcrk, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/895729669
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