Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex
Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 503 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,074 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Fossil Site and Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- East Tennessee State University
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 30.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
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: 4.7 mi
- Spurgeon Knob: 4.9 mi
- Washington County Fairgrounds: 2.5 mi
- Golden Oak Park: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.4 mi
- Jimmy Neil Smith Park: 6.5 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
- Baker Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Buzzard Cliff: 5.7 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Moody Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Hell Hollow Falls: 17.5 mi
- Sill Branch Falls: 18.2 mi
- Pine Ridge Falls: 18.5 mi
- Josiah Falls: 18.9 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 19.5 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 0.0 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 6.5 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 6.7 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 9.1 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: 16.5 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
- Junaluska: 7.6 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 10.8 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.4 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 21.5 mi
- Lost Cove: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,074 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,048 m | 13.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 136° | 1,005 m | 11.7 mi |
| White Rock | SE 131° | 980 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chimneytop | W 278° | 945 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SE 143° | 931 m | 11.4 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 278° | 926 m | 11.7 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SE 135° | 839 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/495026269
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 10 mi
- Kingsport · 11 mi
- Elizabethton · 15 mi
- Bristol · 22 mi
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