Tennessee State Museum
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Tennessee State Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Carillon, a attraction 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 292 miles off.
museum about the history of the Tennessee state
The story
The Tennessee State Museum is a large museum in Nashville depicting the history of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The current facility opened on October 4, 2018, at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Jefferson Street at the foot of Capitol Hill by the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. The 137,000-square-foot building includes a Tennessee Time Tunnel chronicling the state's history by leading visitors though the museum's permanent collection, a hands-on children's gallery, six rotating galleries, a digital learning center, and a two-story Grand Hall. Exhibitions include significant artifacts related to the state's history, along with displays of art, furniture, textiles, and photographs produced by Tennesseans. The museum's Civil War holdings consists of uniforms, battle flags, and weapons. There is no admission charge for visitors. Museum operations and policies are overseen by the Douglas Henry State Museum Commission, a group of citizens appointed to represent the public interest.
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Dates from 1937.
Wikidata Q7700171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 292.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hope Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
- Cumberland River Greenway: 0.3 mi
- Victory Park: 0.5 mi
- Monroe Park: 0.5 mi
- Frankie Pierce Park: 0.5 mi
- Capitol Hill: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Terrace: 1.4 mi
- Meridian Hill: 2.0 mi
- Saint Cloud Hill: 2.1 mi
- Confederate Hill: 2.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Centennial Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Statehood Memorial (McNairy Spring): 0.2 mi
- Alvin York: 0.5 mi
- Andrew Jackson: 0.6 mi
- Musicians Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Tennessee State Museum - Military Branch: 0.7 mi
- Museum of Christian and Gospel Music: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of African American Music: 1.0 mi
- George Jones Museum: 1.0 mi
- Catfish: 0.5 mi
- MLK Jubilee: 1.0 mi
- Threshold: 1.0 mi
- Incline: 1.1 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 1.2 mi
- Bell Carillon: 0.1 mi
- Compass: 0.3 mi
- Arcade Street: 0.8 mi
- Printers Alley: 0.8 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 2.6 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 4.5 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 5.0 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 7.0 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 7.3 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 7.4 mi
- McCord Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Wray Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 2.0 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Cheekwood: 7.5 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 15.2 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 9.5 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 15.4 mi
- Balthrop Park: 20.6 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 23.2 mi
- Swimming Area: 16.4 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 20.2 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Tennessee State Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SSE 155° | 370 m | 22.2 mi |
| Buteomont | SSE 165° | 368.8 m | 18.8 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SSE 160° | 367 m | 18.7 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 157° | 366 m | 19.4 mi |
| Morton Knob | SSE 158° | 365 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SSE 167° | 361 m | 17.1 mi |
| McMahan Knob | S 169° | 355 m | 17.0 mi |
| Daddy Knob | SSE 165° | 353 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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