Rock Castle
Rock Castle is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 145 m. Pilot Knob stands 357 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Drakes Creek Boat Launch, a park 1.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 285 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Tennessee, United States
Wikidata Q7354309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 145 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 285.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Drakes Creek Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
- Stark Knob Access Area: 1.2 mi
- Hendersonville arboretum: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Sanders Ferry Park: 1.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Shallow Ford Hill: 7.8 mi
- Todd Knob: 8.2 mi
- Kill Buck Knob: 8.3 mi
- Johnny Cash Museum: 3.6 mi
- Mansker's Station Frontier Life Center: 6.0 mi
- Cooter's: 7.1 mi
- Clark House Museum and Trailhead: 7.4 mi
- Gravel Road Traditions: 7.4 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 7.7 mi
- U.S.C.T Monument: 7.8 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 8.1 mi
- Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 12.7 mi
- James Robertson and John Donelson: 12.7 mi
- Dollar General bear statue: 6.1 mi
- Catfish: 12.6 mi
- Threshold: 12.6 mi
- Incline: 12.6 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 12.7 mi
- The Hermitage: 4.5 mi
- AxeVentures: 7.0 mi
- Great Big Game Show: 7.5 mi
- The Escape Game: 7.5 mi
- Madame Tussauds Nashville: 7.5 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 7.5 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 9.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 15.5 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 15.6 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 3.3 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 20.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- outdoor seating: 11.8 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 15.1 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 20.2 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 7.3 mi
- Swimming Area: 14.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 21.7 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Robertson County Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | SE 124° | 357 m | 20.5 mi |
| Jennings Knob | ESE 113° | 353 m | 23.2 mi |
| Egypt Hill | SE 124° | 350 m | 19.8 mi |
| Flag Hill | S 183° | 334 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | ENE 57° | 324 m | 23.8 mi |
| Holt Knob | SSW 203° | 319 m | 18.7 mi |
| Patterson Knob | SSW 202° | 311 m | 18.5 mi |
| Fourmile Hill | ESE 121° | 307 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1192600095
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