Carnton Plantation
Carnton Plantation is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 200 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastern Flank Battle Field Park, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 310 miles off.
The story
historic plantation house and museum in Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee
Wikidata Q5044173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 200 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 310.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastern Flank Battle Field Park: 0.3 mi
- Collins Farm Historic Park: 0.9 mi
- Maplewood Park: 1.1 mi
- Pinkerton Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Granger: 1.5 mi
- Breezy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Winstead Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ropers Knob: 2.6 mi
- Reid Hill: 3.2 mi
- Green Hill: 3.6 mi
- Battle of Franklin Monuments: 1.5 mi
- Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 1.5 mi
- Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 1.5 mi
- Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 1.5 mi
- Cannon: 1.6 mi
- Carter House: 1.3 mi
- Lotz House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Williamson County Archives and Museum: 1.6 mi
- McLemore House: 2.0 mi
- Tennessee Agricultural Museum: 12.7 mi
- Boiling Spring Academy (historical): 6.4 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 16.4 mi
- Arcade Street: 18.6 mi
- Printers Alley: 18.6 mi
- Compass: 18.8 mi
- Our Lady of Lever Lake: 13.8 mi
- Dragon: 16.4 mi
- Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 16.6 mi
- Life Can Be Sweet: 16.8 mi
- The Edgehill Polar Bear Statues: 17.0 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Wray Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.1 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 14.6 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 15.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 20.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1: 21.0 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 21.1 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 4.0 mi
- Cheekwood: 12.9 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 17.3 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 9.7 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.5 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Swimming Area: 22.1 mi
- Lillard Mill: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Carnton Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | E 97° | 370 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buteomont | E 87° | 368.8 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | E 84° | 367 m | 10.2 mi |
| Polk Hill | E 86° | 366 m | 11.5 mi |
| Morton Knob | E 84° | 365 m | 10.8 mi |
| Scales Mountain | ESE 106° | 362 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | ENE 76° | 361 m | 7.8 mi |
| McMahan Knob | ENE 75° | 355 m | 7.3 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 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Sewage PLT, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/153419957
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