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Croft House

Croft House from directly overhead

Croft House is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wentworth Caldwell Sr Park, a park 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 298 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Nashville Zoo

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08736, -86.74502

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wentworth Caldwell Sr Park: 1.2 mi
  • Seven Mile Creek Greenway - Harding Mall Park: 1.2 mi
  • Whitfield Park: 1.4 mi
  • Turner School Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ellington Agricultural Center: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 43
Artworks: 20
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 3.3 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 3.8 mi
  • Life Can Be Sweet: 4.0 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 4.0 mi
  • RONE: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Belmont Mansion: 4.3 mi
  • Shelby Bottoms Nature Center: 5.6 mi
  • Printers Alley: 5.7 mi
  • Arcade Street: 5.7 mi
  • Compass: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Creekside Crossing: 4.7 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 18.1 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 18.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 9.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Croft House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSE 154°370 m15.8 mi
ButeomontSSE 169°368.8 m12.5 mi
Jenkins HillSSE 162°367 m12.3 mi
Polk HillSSE 157°366 m13.0 mi
Morton KnobSSE 159°365 m12.3 mi
Scales MountainSSE 151°362 m19.8 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobS 173°361 m10.9 mi
McMahan KnobS 176°355 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404352616977818073625043
Precip in4.04.54.54.75.04.44.23.83.83.43.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashville Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/830820217

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