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Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum

Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum from directly overhead

Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Beauty Spot stands 1,347 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jimmy Neil Smith Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off.

The story

historic inn in Jonesborough, Tennessee, USA

Wikidata Q5093609, matched on coordinates and name (94 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Heritage Alliance
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.29411, -82.47407

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jimmy Neil Smith Park: 0.0 mi
  • Mill Spring Park: 0.2 mi
  • W.C. Rowe Park: 0.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.2 mi
  • Depot Street Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 33
Historic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 21
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Sill Branch Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Pine Ridge Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Josiah Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Johnson City Sign: 6.9 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 7.0 mi
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 15.9 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 16.8 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 16.9 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 18.7 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 19.4 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beauty SpotSSE 147°1,347 m14.6 mi
Chestnut KnobS 191°1,209 m13.9 mi
Stone MountainESE 117°1,129 m12.9 mi
Sampson MountainSSW 204°1,112 m14.6 mi
Pinnacle MountainSE 133°1,074 m7.8 mi
Buffalo MountainSE 132°1,048 m7.8 mi
Buffalo MountainESE 106°1,005 m7.1 mi
White RockESE 102°980 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1320:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556371747368574639
Precip in3.53.33.84.04.85.15.54.83.32.52.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erwin 1 W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1244755385

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