International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum
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International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tennessee Riverpark Wheland Foundry Trailhead, a park 0.2 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway runs past it.
The story
The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum, is a museum located in Chattanooga, Tennessee dedicated to the history of the towing industry. It features restored antique wreckers and equipment from the tow truck industry, as well displaying related toys, tools, equipment, and pictorial histories. Chattanooga is considered the birthplace of the U.S. towing industry.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1995-10.
Wikidata Q14709960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 15.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tennessee Riverpark Wheland Foundry Trailhead: 0.2 mi
- John C. Wilson Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Roy Nelms Park: 0.8 mi
- Harris Johnson Park: 0.8 mi
- Pringle Park: 0.8 mi
- Cameron Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 3.2 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Snodgrass Hill: 6.9 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Camp Ross Historical Site & Plackard: 0.8 mi
- Iowa Monument: 1.0 mi
- Ohio Monument: 1.0 mi
- New York State Monument at Lookout Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Grose's Brigade and Regimental monuments at Lookout Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ruby Falls: 0.9 mi
- Cravens House: 1.0 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 2.8 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 3.2 mi
- Freedom Church: 3.5 mi
- Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 2.3 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 2.3 mi
- Glen Falls 15: 2.3 mi
- High Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lula Falls 100: 6.4 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 5.9 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 5.9 mi
- Williams Point: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Wilder Point: 6.8 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 1.2 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 1.3 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 2.1 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 2.5 mi
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- Moonrise: 0.2 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- Resurgence II: 2.3 mi
- Resurgence I: 2.3 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.1 mi
- Audubon Acres: 8.2 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 8.7 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 10.7 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 2.4 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sensory Garden: 2.4 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Straight Spring: 3.1 mi
- Obar Spring: 4.7 mi
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.9 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 10.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 13.3 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 15.3 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 7.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 10.7 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 15.2 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 9.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 23.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SSW 200° | 647 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 8° | 625 m | 23.9 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NNW 332° | 624.84 m | 13.0 mi |
| Round Knob | NNW 345° | 601 m | 9.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 359° | 595 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SW 216° | 591 m | 23.7 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SW 216° | 584 m | 23.0 mi |
| Elder Mountain | NNW 326° | 569 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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