Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum
Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 549 m. Jakes Mountain stands 670 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Burritt Alumni Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 549 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mitchell Knob: 2.9 mi
- Dukes Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Keener Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.8 mi
- Tandy Knob: 4.7 mi
- Spencer City Park: 0.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 9.5 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 11.0 mi
- Rock Island State Rustic Park: 11.0 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Medley Arch: 4.7 mi
- Copper Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Stillhouse Rock: 23.7 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 8.3 mi
- George's Hole: 9.1 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 12.7 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 13.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- George's Hole: 9.0 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 13.0 mi
- Pinhook: 16.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.7 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakes Mountain | S 185° | 670 m | 15.2 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSE 162° | 649 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSE 166° | 647 m | 13.5 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | S 171° | 645 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pink Knob | SSE 167° | 641 m | 14.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SSE 154° | 633 m | 12.6 mi |
| Vance Mountain | SSE 163° | 632 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 76° | 624 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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