Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1
Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1 is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Poole Knobs Recreation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 302 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
How to reach it
- 301.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Poole Knobs Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Poole Knobs Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Stewart Creek Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
- Jones Mill Public Use Area: 1.5 mi
- Fate Sanders Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.3 mi
- Britton Hill: 4.9 mi
- Sanford Knob: 5.3 mi
- Moor Hill: 5.7 mi
- Posey Hill: 8.7 mi
- Sewart Air Force Base: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 2.7 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 11.3 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 11.0 mi
- Tennessee Agricultural Museum: 12.5 mi
- Croft House: 12.8 mi
- Lane Motor Museum: 13.6 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 3.6 mi
- Jesus Statue: 14.6 mi
- Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 15.0 mi
- #educationisnotacrime: 15.4 mi
- RONE: 15.4 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 6.7 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 9.2 mi
- Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 12.6 mi
- The Hermitage: 12.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.0 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.7 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.8 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 2.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 3.4 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 11.5 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- State Street Garden: 16.1 mi
- State Street Garden: 16.1 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Wray Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 22.4 mi
- McCord Bluff: 23.6 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 5.9 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 15.4 mi
- Swimming Area: 2.1 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 19.1 mi
- Spring Creek: 17.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Maney Spring: 15.0 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SSW 207° | 370 m | 12.5 mi |
| Buteomont | SW 227° | 368.8 m | 13.5 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SW 225° | 367 m | 12.2 mi |
| Polk Hill | SW 220° | 366 m | 11.5 mi |
| Morton Knob | SW 224° | 365 m | 11.6 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | ESE 105° | 363 m | 14.9 mi |
| Scales Mountain | S 191° | 362 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SW 235° | 361 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1097737189
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