Old Jail
Old Jail is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Cub Mountain stands 567 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jail Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fentress County
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Campbell Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Temple: 3.9 mi
- Steve Pile Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 5.1 mi
- Steve Pile Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.9 mi
- Owen's Overlook: 4.3 mi
- Gwinn Cove Overlook: 5.8 mi
- Tom's Gap: 5.8 mi
- Tar Gap Overlook: 6.0 mi
- Mark Twain City Park: 0.1 mi
- Allardt Park: 4.4 mi
- Colditz Cove State Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 7.8 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 8.0 mi
- East Fork Stables: 5.4 mi
- East Point Marina: 10.6 mi
- Rock Hole: 13.1 mi
- Twin Arch South: 13.5 mi
- Twin Arches: 13.5 mi
- Diocese Arch: 15.1 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 15.4 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 19.4 mi
- Etta's Arch: 19.6 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 20.0 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 0.0 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 8.1 mi
- Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station: 12.2 mi
- Overton County Museum: 22.1 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 22.3 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 13.5 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 12.0 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 14.0 mi
- Angel Falls: 16.3 mi
- Olympus: 17.5 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Old Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Mountain | SW 232° | 567 m | 15.7 mi |
| Egypt Knob | WSW 248° | 554 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lost Mountain | SSW 213° | 551 m | 16.6 mi |
| Skinner Mountain | WSW 250° | 550 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bear Knob | WSW 236° | 547 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Horse Pound | SSW 211° | 543 m | 14.1 mi |
| Wright Mountain | NNW 332° | 541 m | 5.6 mi |
| King Mountain | W 261° | 541 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:23 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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