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East Tennessee History Center

East Tennessee History Center from directly overhead

East Tennessee History Center is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Bearwallow Mountain stands 720 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Krutch Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Wikidata Q7083813, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
East Tennessee Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates35.96404, -83.91793

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 0.4 mi
  • Ramsey House Plantation: 5.3 mi
  • Aspire: 14.5 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.8 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 7
Springs: 6
  • Love's Creek Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Strong rock spring: 12.1 mi
  • Herron Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 24.4 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of East Tennessee History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow MountainSE 142°720 m17.0 mi
Pleasant ViewSE 142°712 m16.8 mi
House MountainNE 40°629 m13.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSE 125°624 m16.5 mi
Big Pine MountainSE 130°604 m16.1 mi
Mount NeboSSE 163°600 m17.0 mi
Little Pine MountainSE 128°566 m16.3 mi
Brushy KnobN 358°471 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2020:1820:56
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4316:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576674777671594840
Precip in5.25.15.35.24.54.05.83.44.13.14.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/300799765

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