Belle Meade Plantation
Belle Meade Plantation is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheekwood, a garden 1.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 296 miles off.
The story
human settlement in United States of America
Dates from 1807.
Wikidata Q2267741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 296.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodmont Park: 1.9 mi
- Hill Park: 2.3 mi
- H.G. Hill Park: 2.5 mi
- McCabe Park: 2.5 mi
- McCabe Park: 2.7 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 2.4 mi
- Belmont Terrace: 5.2 mi
- Meridian Hill: 5.2 mi
- Saint Cloud Hill: 5.7 mi
- Capitol Hill: 6.1 mi
- James Robertson - Founder Of Nashville: 4.3 mi
- Fort Negley: 5.7 mi
- The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Sam Davis: 6.1 mi
- Officers Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Cheekwood Mansion: 1.3 mi
- The Upper Room: 4.7 mi
- RCA Studio B: 5.0 mi
- Adventure Science Center: 5.7 mi
- Frist Art Museum: 5.8 mi
- Dragon: 3.9 mi
- The Edgehill Polar Bear Statues: 5.0 mi
- MLK Jubilee: 5.2 mi
- Musica: 5.2 mi
- Life Can Be Sweet: 5.3 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 4.4 mi
- Compass: 6.2 mi
- Arcade Street: 6.2 mi
- Bell Carillon: 6.3 mi
- Printers Alley: 6.3 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 2.8 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 5.4 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 10.2 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 12.6 mi
- McCord Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Wray Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.4 mi
- Cheekwood: 1.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.2 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 10.7 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 6.1 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 21.6 mi
- Balthrop Park: 22.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.8 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 2.8 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Swimming Area: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Belle Meade Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SE 139° | 370 m | 20.6 mi |
| Buteomont | SE 146° | 368.8 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SE 141° | 367 m | 16.7 mi |
| Polk Hill | SE 138° | 366 m | 17.7 mi |
| Morton Knob | SE 139° | 365 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SSE 147° | 361 m | 14.5 mi |
| McMahan Knob | SSE 149° | 355 m | 14.2 mi |
| Daddy Knob | SSE 147° | 353 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Warner Park, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1962183701
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