Nature reserve · Tennessee

John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area

John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area from directly overhead

John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Vaughters Knob, a peak 3.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 303 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Tennessee Division of Natural Areas

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Getting there

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Coordinates36.03076, -86.36953

303.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Vaughters Knob: 3.6 mi
Mason Knob: 3.9 mi
Halls Knob: 4.4 mi
Edwards Hill: 5.6 mi
Thompson Hills: 6.1 mi

Parks

Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 4.1 mi
Fall Creek Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
Mona Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Mona Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
East Fork Recreation Area: 5.4 mi

Historic sites31

Slave Cemetery: 7.9 mi
Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 8.7 mi
Sewart Air Force Base: 8.9 mi
Artillery Monument: 10.4 mi
Airplane on a Stick: 10.5 mi

Museums28

Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 4.6 mi
Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 7.9 mi
Wilson County Veterans Museum: 13.0 mi
Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 13.1 mi
Lebanon Museum and History Center: 13.1 mi

Attractions16

Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 5.0 mi
Williamson Family Farm: 12.2 mi
GO USA Fun Park: 13.0 mi
Nashville Shores Water Park: 15.8 mi
Visitor Center: 16.3 mi

Nature reserves15

Artworks15

Helicopter Distature Statue: 12.0 mi
James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 12.3 mi
Blue Horseshoe: 12.6 mi
Jesus Statue: 22.8 mi
Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 23.4 mi

Cliffs8

Picnic sites6

Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 5.6 mi
Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 23.8 mi

Gardens6

Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 4.5 mi
State Street Garden: 13.1 mi
State Street Garden: 13.1 mi
State Street Garden: 13.2 mi
Cane Ridge Community Garden: 15.1 mi

Ghost towns3

Spring Creek: 10.8 mi
Big Spring: 18.5 mi
Hopewell: 24.5 mi

Beaches2

Swimming Area: 9.1 mi
Stahlman Waterfront: 20.5 mi

Springs1

Maney Spring: 12.1 mi

Lighthouses1

Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 21.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Defiance	ENE 75°	398 m	12.0 mi
Fisher Knob	ESE 102°	383 m	13.6 mi
Turney Knob	ESE 103°	379 m	13.3 mi
Pilot Knob	SSE 149°	371 m	16.8 mi
Sumner Knob	SW 234°	370 m	17.6 mi
Jenkins Hill	WSW 246°	367 m	18.9 mi
Polk Hill	WSW 243°	366 m	17.8 mi
Morton Knob	WSW 245°	365 m	18.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:50	18:24	18:58
June solstice	05:30	19:28	20:06
September equinox	06:34	18:10	18:44
December solstice	06:53	15:56	16:36

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	37	40	48	57	66	74	78	77	70	58	47	39
Precip in	4.3	4.5	4.7	5.6	4.8	5.1	5.2	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.7	5.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1482253789

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