Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station
Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. Wright Mountain stands 541 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
The new Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum and ETSU Archaeological Research Station, which opened in spring 2017, features the Native American prehistory of the Upper Cumberland Plateau region in and around Pickett State Park.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pickett CCCMemorial State Park & East Tennessee State University
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gobblers Knob: 2.7 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Parker Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Chimney Rock: 4.3 mi
- Stepp Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Greenwood Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 4.1 mi
- John Muir Overlook: 6.0 mi
- Horseshoe Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Gravelly Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Slave Falls: 2.9 mi
- Twin Arches: 3.0 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park: 9.3 mi
- Sergeant Alvin York Mill State Historic Area: 9.4 mi
- Rock Hole: 3.3 mi
- Twin Arch North: 3.7 mi
- Twin Arches: 3.7 mi
- Twin Arch South: 3.8 mi
- Tackett Homesite & Graves: 4.3 mi
- Buffalo Arch: 3.2 mi
- Nancy’s Tunnel Arch: 7.8 mi
- Etta's Arch: 7.8 mi
- Smith’s Cemetery Arch: 8.0 mi
- Amphitheater Arch: 8.2 mi
- Angel Falls: 9.4 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 15.1 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Handcock Falls: 20.5 mi
- Alvin C York Home: 9.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 12.2 mi
- Old Jail: 12.2 mi
- Museum of Scott County: 18.3 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Rugby's Hidden History: 14.9 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 18.4 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 15.7 mi
- Koger Spring: 18.0 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 0.6 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Pickett State Park Archaeology Museum & ETSU Archaeological Research Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Mountain | WSW 246° | 541 m | 11.2 mi |
| Golman Mountain | W 277° | 536 m | 12.7 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | SW 230° | 533 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cherry Gap Mountain | NNW 326° | 530 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | WNW 289° | 527 m | 11.3 mi |
| Slippery Rock | WNW 290° | 525 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WSW 254° | 525 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bridgeman Mountain | NW 323° | 522 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickett SP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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