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The Johnny Cash Museum & Cafe

The Johnny Cash Museum & Cafe is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Timothy Demonbreun, a historic site 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 293 miles off.

The story

The Johnny Cash Museum opened in May 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, to honor the life and music of the country superstar often referred to as the "Man in Black." It houses the world's largest collection of Johnny Cash memorabilia and artifacts, including a stone wall taken from his lake house in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and is officially authorized by Cash's estate.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2013.

Wikidata Q56754834, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16083, -86.77592

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Commerce Center Park: 0.1 mi
  • Music City Walk of Fame Park: 0.1 mi
  • Metro Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Timothy Demonbreun: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Nashborough: 0.2 mi
  • Outstanding Nashvillian Monument: 0.3 mi
  • James Robertson and John Donelson: 0.3 mi
  • The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 18
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Creekside Crossing: 8.8 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 15.5 mi
  • Balthrop Park: 21.8 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 22.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 8.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of The Johnny Cash Museum & Cafe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSE 156°370 m21.2 mi
ButeomontSSE 166°368.8 m17.8 mi
Jenkins HillSSE 162°367 m17.7 mi
Polk HillSSE 158°366 m18.3 mi
Morton KnobSSE 160°365 m17.7 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobS 169°361 m16.2 mi
McMahan KnobS 171°355 m16.1 mi
Daddy KnobSSE 167°353 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250606875797872604941
Precip in4.74.65.44.85.34.34.33.74.23.83.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/464661771

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