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Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2

Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2 from directly overhead

Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2 is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Springs Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 305 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00188, -86.46450

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 45
  • Slave Cemetery: 2.4 mi
  • Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Sewart Air Force Base: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.8 mi
  • Rosecrans Headquarters: 7.9 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 20
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 6.8 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 11.6 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 11.9 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 18.8 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 6.6 mi
  • Williamson Family Farm: 9.3 mi
  • GO USA Fun Park: 10.6 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 13.3 mi
  • Visitor Center: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 1.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSW 227°370 m12.2 mi
ButeomontWSW 244°368.8 m14.7 mi
Jenkins HillWSW 244°367 m13.3 mi
Polk HillWSW 240°366 m12.2 mi
Morton KnobWSW 244°365 m12.6 mi
Grandfather KnobE 95°363 m11.2 mi
Scales MountainSSW 208°362 m12.9 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobWSW 251°361 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2920:07
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576674787770584739
Precip in4.34.54.75.64.85.15.23.83.63.73.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladeville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1107676958

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