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Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum

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Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wartrace City Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

The story

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum is the only museum dedicated entirely to the Tennessee Walking Horse. It is located in downtown Wartrace, Tennessee, and contains exhibits on all aspects of the Walking Horse industry.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22073148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52761, -86.33299

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Peaks
Historic sites: 13
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 4.4 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 8.5 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 17.0 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 7
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 13.3 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 13.8 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 11.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 18.0 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 18.1 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 18.5 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
  • Natural Spring House: 9.2 mi
  • Short Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Maney Spring: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobNNE 13°412 m9.1 mi
Hickory HillNNW 343°405 m9.4 mi
Gowen KnobNNE 17°399 m16.1 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 16°396 m12.0 mi
Soapstone HillNNW 341°386 m9.0 mi
Gilly HillNE 44°386 m15.1 mi
Flat MountainE 80°385 m18.6 mi
Versailles KnobNW 319°381 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5215:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576471747468584840
Precip in5.75.36.15.25.15.64.64.14.23.64.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wartrace 6E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/991802904

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