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Wynnewood State Historical Site

Wynnewood State Historical Site from directly overhead

Wynnewood State Historical Site is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bledsoe Creek Camping State Park, a park 2.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 279 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39427, -86.31649

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Museums: 15
  • Sumner County Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Pumphouse museum: 10.1 mi
  • Gravel Road Traditions: 12.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 12.5 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 15.9 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • outdoor seating: 20.7 mi
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Robertson County Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
  • Franklin Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Dollar General bear statue: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wynnewood State Historical Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSSE 159°398 m23.7 mi
Pilot KnobSE 142°359 m23.3 mi
Pilot KnobS 176°357 m19.4 mi
Walnut KnobSE 141°357 m22.4 mi
Jennings KnobSSE 161°353 m17.9 mi
Egypt HillS 178°350 m19.2 mi
Belle HillSE 134°349 m20.1 mi
Cub KnobSE 128°336 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2920:07
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5415:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566573777670574639
Precip in4.44.74.95.25.74.65.23.83.73.83.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bethpage 1 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000838OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Castalian Springs, reference 71000838, listed 07/14/71.

OpenStreetMap element way/759674396

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