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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 158 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Poole Knobs Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 301 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04850, -86.50742

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Poole Knobs Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Poole Knobs Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Jones Mill Public Use Area: 0.7 mi
  • Fate Sanders Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Fate Sanders Recreational Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 40
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 15.2 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 15.6 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 15.7 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 5.7 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSW 209°370 m13.3 mi
ButeomontSW 229°368.8 m14.4 mi
Jenkins HillSW 227°367 m13.1 mi
Polk HillSW 222°366 m12.4 mi
Morton KnobSW 225°365 m12.6 mi
Grandfather KnobESE 107°363 m14.2 mi
Scales MountainSSW 194°362 m15.0 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSW 236°361 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5616:36

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1097759274

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