- Elevation, modelled
- 501 m
- Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
- Pinnacle Mountain1,074 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail14.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3865, -82.4986
Gray Fossil Site and Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled 501 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,074 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off.
pliocene-epoch assemblage of fossils
Wikidata Q5598172, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).
- Operated by
- East Tennessee State University
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Gray Fossil Site and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,074 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,048 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 136° | 1,005 m | 11.7 mi |
| White Rock | SE 132° | 980 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chimneytop | W 277° | 945 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SE 143° | 931 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 277° | 926 m | 11.7 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SE 135° | 839 m | 12.9 mi |
- 14.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 23.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 26 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.1 mi
- Old Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Shannon Knob: 4.6 mi
- Spurgeon Knob: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 6.5 mi
- Massengill Monument: 7.7 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Carillion: 9.3 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 10.2 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 18.2 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 18.5 mi
- Josiah Falls: 18.9 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 19.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 9.4 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 9.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 9.5 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 12.9 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 16.4 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 15.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 17.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.4 mi
- Lost Cove: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 10 mi
- Kingsport · 11 mi
- Elizabethton · 15 mi
- Bristol · 22 mi
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