Museum · Tennessee
Lodge Museum of Cast Iron
Lodge Museum of Cast Iron is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is South Pittsburg Municipal Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.01101, -85.70276
- 7.1 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- The Overlook · 19 mi
- Sunset Rock · 20 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 20 mi
- Ropers Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South Pittsburg Municipal Park: 0.5 mi
- Loyd Park: 0.6 mi
- Loyd Park: 0.7 mi
- Playground Paradise Park: 0.7 mi
- Sally Lourey Reservation: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Clute Hill: 0.6 mi
- Deerstand Hill: 4.1 mi
- Wynne Point: 4.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Summerhouse Mountain: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 38
- Porter Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Fullerton Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Billy Goat Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Split Rock: 5.6 mi
- Grays Bluff: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Hemlock Falls: 10.0 mi
- Mini Denny Cove Falls: 10.0 mi
- Denny Cove Falls: 10.0 mi
- Foster Falls 60: 11.9 mi
- Horsehair Falls 80: 11.9 mi
Springs: 21
- Crownover Spring: 6.2 mi
- Cantrell Spring: 6.4 mi
- Abbott Spring: 6.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 6.8 mi
- Campbell Spring: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Moonshine Still: 15.6 mi
- Memorial Cross: 18.2 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 18.2 mi
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 18.6 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 0.9 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 6.5 mi
- Danny Cove: 9.4 mi
- Corn Maze: 11.3 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 12.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 4.3 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 17.4 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 20.3 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 20.3 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 10
- Moonrise: 21.4 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 21.5 mi
- Resurgence I: 21.6 mi
- Resurgence II: 21.6 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 2.9 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 13.5 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 18.4 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 21.0 mi
- Neversink Pit: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 6
- Sensory Garden: 19.1 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 19.1 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 22.0 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 18.3 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 18.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bellefonte: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Lodge Museum of Cast Iron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | SE 125° | 647 m | 20.7 mi |
| Clouse Hill | NNW 345° | 634 m | 20.2 mi |
| West Ramsey | NNW 348° | 627 m | 18.7 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NE 52° | 624.84 m | 19.4 mi |
| Scott Hill | N 1° | 623 m | 20.4 mi |
| East Ramsey | N 350° | 616 m | 18.7 mi |
| Round Knob | ENE 62° | 601 m | 21.4 mi |
| Farmer Camp Hill | N 356° | 601 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11881765308
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