Pumphouse museum
Pumphouse museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stahlman Waterfront, a beach 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 283 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boxwell reservation
How to reach it
- 283.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lock 4 Main Access (3): 0.9 mi
- Lock 4 Park: 1.0 mi
- Lock 4 Access 2: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Grove Access Area: 2.1 mi
- Martha Gallatin Access Area: 2.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.2 mi
- Kill Buck Knob: 6.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.0 mi
- Pitt Hill: 9.2 mi
- Seay Hill: 9.4 mi
- Gravel Road Traditions: 3.8 mi
- Sumner County Museum: 5.0 mi
- Johnny Cash Museum: 5.4 mi
- Clark House Museum and Trailhead: 6.7 mi
- Rock Castle: 7.5 mi
- General Hatton: 12.5 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 14.3 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 15.3 mi
- U.S.C.T Monument: 15.3 mi
- Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 20.0 mi
- Dollar General bear statue: 12.8 mi
- Jesus Statue: 19.9 mi
- Incline: 19.9 mi
- Threshold: 19.9 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 19.9 mi
- The Hermitage: 10.6 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 13.4 mi
- Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
- AxeVentures: 14.4 mi
- Great Big Game Show: 14.7 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 14.0 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 16.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 18.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 18.7 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Dickson Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Whitleys Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 6.7 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.2 mi
- outdoor seating: 14.5 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.9 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 22.4 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 0.3 mi
- Swimming Area: 17.1 mi
- Big Spring: 17.0 mi
- Spring Creek: 17.2 mi
- Robertson County Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Franklin Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Pumphouse museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SE 134° | 398 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 145° | 357 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jennings Knob | SE 129° | 353 m | 18.4 mi |
| Egypt Hill | SSE 146° | 350 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cub Knob | ESE 105° | 336 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spanish Needle Knob | E 96° | 331 m | 18.5 mi |
| Gravely Hill | NE 51° | 325 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NE 51° | 324 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:29 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:55 | 16:35 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1155282078
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 29 mi
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