Museum · Tennessee
Morton Museum of Collierville History
Morton Museum of Collierville History is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. The Mountain stands 126 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 166 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1873
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Collierville
How to reach it
Coordinates35.04517, -89.66380
- 166.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.4 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
Overlooks nearby
- Beale Street Landing · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Collierville Square: 0.2 mi
- Tom Brooks Park: 0.2 mi
- Suggs Park: 0.5 mi
- Progress Park: 1.0 mi
- Nikki McCray Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Memphis and Charleston Railroad: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Liberation Through Christ: 10.2 mi
- Spanish War Memorial: 19.0 mi
- L.B. McFarland Memorial Campanile: 19.9 mi
- Sophie G. Freidman Memorial: 19.9 mi
Attractions
- Caboose: 0.2 mi
- Frisco 1351: 0.3 mi
- Elvis Car: 9.8 mi
- Memphis Visitors Center: 15.1 mi
- Memphis Pink Palace Museum: 17.6 mi
Museums: 27
- Morton Museum of Collierville History: 0.0 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 16.2 mi
- Museum of Science and History, Pink Palace: 17.6 mi
- Memphis Children's Museum: 18.5 mi
- Brooks Museum of Art: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 21
- East Talen Beach: 2.7 mi
- West Falcon head beach: 3.8 mi
- North Mudbar Beach: 3.9 mi
- South Mudbar Beach: 4.0 mi
- West Claw beach: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- sundial: 11.6 mi
- Crystal Shrine Grotto: 12.7 mi
- The Ring of Peace: 12.7 mi
- Ramesses the Great Statue: 16.3 mi
- E. H. Crump Statue: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 7
- Memphis Botanic Garden: 14.8 mi
- Dixon Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Emeriti Grove: 16.3 mi
- Arlington Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Fisher Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Robbins-Halle Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Germantown Greenway: 7.9 mi
- Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters: 10.1 mi
- Lichterman Nature Center: 11.7 mi
- Audubon Park: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Memphis Propbuster's Field: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 1
- The Mountain: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Four: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hopefield: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morton Museum of Collierville History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mountain | NE 46° | 126 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Collierville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1524206032
Day trips start here
- Olive Branch · 11 mi
- Bartlett · 16 mi
- Southaven · 19 mi
- Memphis · 23 mi
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