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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 164 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurricane Creek Recreation Area, a park 0.6 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

Coordinates36.05810, -86.54909

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 40
Artworks: 21
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 3.1 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 12.8 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 13.3 mi
  • #educationisnotacrime: 13.7 mi
  • RONE: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 9
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 7.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSSW 199°370 m13.0 mi
ButeomontSW 220°368.8 m13.3 mi
Jenkins HillSW 217°367 m12.1 mi
Polk HillSSW 211°366 m11.5 mi
Morton KnobSW 215°365 m11.6 mi
Grandfather KnobESE 107°363 m16.6 mi
Scales MountainS 185°362 m15.3 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSW 228°361 m13.1 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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1097928398

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