Nature reserve · Tennessee

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 151 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 303 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by: Tennessee WildlifeResources Agency

Getting there

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Coordinates36.02330, -86.46812

303.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
28.3 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lamar Hill Access Area: 1.0 mi
Fall Creek Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
Jefferson Springs Receration Area: 1.4 mi
Sharp Springs Park: 1.5 mi
Jefferson Springs Recreation Area: 1.6 mi

Peaks

Bald Knob: 3.8 mi
Britton Hill: 5.6 mi
Moor Hill: 6.4 mi
Sanford Knob: 7.0 mi
Vaughters Knob: 8.0 mi

Historic sites45

Slave Cemetery: 2.5 mi
Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 3.5 mi
Sewart Air Force Base: 3.5 mi
Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.4 mi
Rosecrans Headquarters: 9.4 mi

Museums38

Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 2.9 mi
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 8.8 mi
Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 13.3 mi
Discovery Center: 13.5 mi
Tennessee Agricultural Museum: 15.8 mi

Artworks21

Helicopter Distature Statue: 6.5 mi
James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 13.0 mi
Blue Horseshoe: 13.3 mi
Jesus Statue: 17.9 mi
Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 18.4 mi

Attractions18

Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 5.4 mi
Williamson Family Farm: 10.8 mi
Nashville Shores Water Park: 12.0 mi
GO USA Fun Park: 12.1 mi
Visitor Center: 12.3 mi

Nature reserves15

Gardens9

Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 9.1 mi
Cane Ridge Community Garden: 9.5 mi
State Street Garden: 13.6 mi
State Street Garden: 13.6 mi
State Street Garden: 13.6 mi

Picnic sites6

East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 3.1 mi
Seven Points Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Creekside Crossing: 18.5 mi

Cliffs6

Anderson Bluff: 21.3 mi
Indian Ladder Bluff: 22.0 mi
Figuers Bluff: 23.0 mi
Dickson Bluff: 24.1 mi
Wray Bluff: 24.1 mi

Beaches2

Swimming Area: 4.6 mi
Stahlman Waterfront: 20.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Spring Creek: 15.3 mi
Big Spring: 22.5 mi

Springs1

Maney Spring: 12.5 mi

Lighthouses1

Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sumner Knob	SW 221°	370 m	13.1 mi
Buteomont	WSW 239°	368.8 m	15.2 mi
Jenkins Hill	WSW 238°	367 m	13.8 mi
Polk Hill	SW 234°	366 m	12.8 mi
Morton Knob	WSW 238°	365 m	13.2 mi
Grandfather Knob	ESE 103°	363 m	11.6 mi
Scales Mountain	SSW 205°	362 m	14.1 mi
Pleasant Hill Knob	WSW 246°	361 m	15.6 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	19:29	20:07
September equinox	06:34	18:11	18:44
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1107685450

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