Museum · Tennessee
Coke Oven Museum
Coke Oven Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Coke Ovens Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates35.38009, -85.40069
- 0.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 26 mi
- Ropers Rock · 26 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 26 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Coke Ovens Park: 0.0 mi
- Harris Park: 0.8 mi
- Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- John Griswold Recreation Park: 2.7 mi
- Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Flat Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.2 mi
- Buck Knob: 6.5 mi
- Lockhart Hill: 7.0 mi
- Corncrib Knob: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Savage Falls: 9.6 mi
- Vortex Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cooper Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Stevenson Branch Falls: 11.0 mi
- Mystery Falls 8: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Mining Ruins: 11.9 mi
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 13.6 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 13.7 mi
- Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 13.7 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Raven Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Cumberland Escarpment: 16.0 mi
- Edwards Point: 17.4 mi
- Signal Point: 18.1 mi
Museums: 12
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 22.3 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 23.0 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 23.1 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 23.2 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 11
- M113: 1.7 mi
- UH-1: 1.7 mi
- Jeep: 1.8 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 9.3 mi
- The Suck: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Cartter Patten Easement: 9.8 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 11.7 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 14.0 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 17.2 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 8
- Woodland Tiger: 22.4 mi
- In Town Gallery: 22.6 mi
- Shakespeare: 22.7 mi
- The Rhino: 22.7 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- George's Hole: 19.7 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Schwoon Spring: 12.8 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 17.6 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 23.3 mi
- Obar Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 19.6 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 21.4 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 21.9 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 3
- rain garden: 18.5 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 23.1 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Saddleback Platform: 3.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Coke Oven Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | W 260° | 715 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 256° | 703 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NW 321° | 694 m | 7.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | ENE 70° | 693 m | 6.5 mi |
| Price Mountain | NW 311° | 689 m | 7.5 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NW 305° | 684 m | 4.4 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | NNW 333° | 670 m | 11.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | NNW 332° | 664 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:54 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitwell-sequatchie VLY, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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