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Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve

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Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Green Top stands 921 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ijams Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 9.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Ijams Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94967, -83.86532

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maynard Glenn Fields: 1.1 mi
  • Island Home Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mary James Park: 1.3 mi
  • Urban Wilderness Gateway Park: 1.7 mi
  • Rock City Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 47
  • Ramsey House Plantation: 2.6 mi
  • Knox Selfie Lab: 3.4 mi
  • Nick's MTB Trails: 13.9 mi
  • Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 14.7 mi
  • Aspire: 17.5 mi
Museums: 32
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 11
  • Boyd Hollow Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Cane Creek Twin Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Meigs Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Meadow Branch Cascade: 22.3 mi
  • White Oak Sinks Falls: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 17.6 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Tremont Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Love's Creek Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Strong rock spring: 9.8 mi
  • Herron Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green TopSE 130°921 m14.6 mi
Bluff MountainSE 135°899 m14.3 mi
Little DoubleSE 138°851 m14.2 mi
Bench MountainSE 136°805 m14.7 mi
Bearwallow MountainSSE 149°720 m14.5 mi
Pleasant ViewSSE 148°712 m14.3 mi
Yellow KnobSE 142°657 m14.6 mi
House MountainNNE 26°629 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2020:1820:56
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4316:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576674777671594840
Precip in5.25.15.35.24.54.05.83.44.13.14.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/681623095

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