Knoxville Museum of Art
Knoxville Museum of Art is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 272 m. Little Double stands 851 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Fair Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
The Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), is an art museum in Knoxville, Tennessee. It specializes in historical and contemporary art pieces from the East Tennessee region. According to its mission statement, the museum "celebrates the art and artists of East Tennessee, presents new art and new ideas, educates and serves a diverse community, enhances Knoxville’s quality of life, and operates ethically, responsibly, and transparently as a public trust."
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Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q6423681, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 272 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- World's Fair Park: 0.1 mi
- James Agee Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Krutch Park: 0.4 mi
- Sansom Sports Complex: 0.4 mi
- River Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
- Summit Hill: 0.3 mi
- Temperance Hill: 0.9 mi
- Flint Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mabrys Hill: 1.5 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.3 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 0.5 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 5.7 mi
- Aspire: 14.3 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.6 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 15.8 mi
- East Tennessee Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 0.4 mi
- 79th New York Infantry Momument: 0.4 mi
- Terra: 0.4 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 0.5 mi
- East Tennessee History Center: 0.4 mi
- Blount Mansion: 0.6 mi
- McClung Museum: 0.7 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Mabry-Hazen House: 1.4 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 3.4 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Wright Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Keller Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Grow Lab: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 1.4 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 3.1 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 0.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 0.8 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 1.3 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 21.2 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 23.8 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 24.5 mi
- Abrams Falls: 24.6 mi
- Meigs Falls: 24.7 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
- Strong rock spring: 12.6 mi
- Herron Spring: 14.5 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 20.3 mi
- Hardin Spring: 20.4 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 15.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Loyston: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Knoxville Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Double | SE 132° | 851 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 141° | 720 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 140° | 712 m | 17.0 mi |
| House Mountain | NE 41° | 629 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 123° | 624 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Pine Mountain | SE 129° | 604 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 162° | 600 m | 17.0 mi |
| Little Pine Mountain | SE 127° | 566 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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