Nature reserve · Tennessee
Lichterman Nature Center
Lichterman Nature Center is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 89 m. The nearest named place is Morrison Courtyard, a park 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 163 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 89 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Memphis Museums, Inc.
How to reach it
Coordinates35.09144, -89.86323
- 163.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- 10.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Beale Street Landing · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Morrison Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Ceremonial Lawn: 0.6 mi
- Halle Park: 1.3 mi
- May Park: 1.4 mi
- Sea Isle Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Statue of Liberation Through Christ: 3.1 mi
- Spanish War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- L.B. McFarland Memorial Campanile: 8.2 mi
- Sophie G. Freidman Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Lilian May Elizabeth Nelson Byrd Memorial (DAR): 8.2 mi
Attractions
- Elvis Car: 4.7 mi
- Memphis Pink Palace Museum: 5.9 mi
- Tiger Lane: 6.9 mi
- Liberty Park: 7.0 mi
- Bell: 7.5 mi
Museums: 29
- Museum of Science and History, Pink Palace: 5.9 mi
- Memphis Children's Museum: 6.8 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 8.0 mi
- Brooks Museum of Art: 8.3 mi
- Graceland Mansion: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- West Junction shore: 6.9 mi
- West Snake Beach: 6.9 mi
- West Potato Beach: 7.2 mi
- West Houston shore beach: 7.2 mi
- East Houston shore beach: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 13
- Crystal Shrine Grotto: 1.4 mi
- sundial: 1.5 mi
- The Ring of Peace: 2.9 mi
- Ramesses the Great Statue: 4.7 mi
- E. H. Crump Statue: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 7
- Memphis Botanic Garden: 3.1 mi
- Dixon Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Emeriti Grove: 4.7 mi
- Fisher Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Clara Conway Memorial Gardens: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Audubon Park: 3.1 mi
- Ducks Unlimited National Headquarters: 4.1 mi
- Germantown Greenway: 4.8 mi
- Robbins-Halle Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Ducks Unlimited Park: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Four: 11.5 mi
- Chickasaw Bluff Number Three: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hopefield: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Memphis Propbuster's Field: 14.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Memphis WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/127399062
Day trips start here
- Bartlett · 8 mi
- Olive Branch · 9 mi
- Memphis · 11 mi
- Southaven · 11 mi
- West Memphis · 18 mi
- Marion · 21 mi
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