Cowan Railroad Museum
Cowan Railroad Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
city in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Dates from 1808.
Wikidata Q2374852, matched on coordinates and name (370 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 297 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 2.4 mi
- High Top: 3.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cape of Good Hope: 5.8 mi
- Penile Hill: 6.1 mi
- City of Decherd Babe Ruth Ball Park: 4.9 mi
- Hank Weddington Park: 5.0 mi
- Johny Garden: 5.1 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 5.3 mi
- Shoup Park: 5.7 mi
- Armfield Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Armfield Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.6 mi
- Brakefield Point: 5.2 mi
- Morgans Steep: 5.2 mi
- Cave Spring: 11.2 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 13.1 mi
- Holly Spring: 13.2 mi
- Dogwood Spring: 13.5 mi
- Polly Anne Spring: 13.5 mi
- Falls Branch Falls 15: 9.0 mi
- Jumpoff Falls 90: 9.6 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 15.5 mi
- Black Canyon Falls: 15.6 mi
- Hanes Hole Falls: 15.6 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 0.7 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 13.4 mi
- Tims Ford Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 18.4 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 9.1 mi
- Hands-On Science Center: 17.3 mi
- Tullahoma History Museum: 17.4 mi
- Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 19.5 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 20.3 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 17.1 mi
- Danny Cove: 17.5 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 20.1 mi
- Jack Daniel's Distillery: 21.9 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 22.6 mi
- Memorial Cross: 4.6 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 5.8 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
- Jack Daniel: 21.7 mi
- Dinah Shore Murals: 6.0 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 6.0 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 6.0 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 6.1 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 10.1 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 10.1 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Cowan Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouse Hill | NE 53° | 634 m | 15.1 mi |
| West Ramsey | ENE 60° | 627 m | 15.7 mi |
| Scott Hill | ENE 61° | 623 m | 20.3 mi |
| East Ramsey | ENE 61° | 616 m | 16.3 mi |
| Big Butte | NNE 15° | 612 m | 19.3 mi |
| Farmer Camp Hill | NE 55° | 601 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pull Tight Hill | NNE 30° | 598 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tip Top | ENE 61° | 597 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1417967172
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