William Hastie Natural Area
William Hastie Natural Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Green Top stands 921 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Marie Myers Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Knoxville
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 23 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Urban Wilderness Gateway Park: 1.2 mi
- Maynard Glenn Fields: 1.3 mi
- Gary Underwood Park: 1.5 mi
- Mary James Park: 1.5 mi
- Charter E. Doyle Park: 1.6 mi
- Wise Hill: 1.3 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.2 mi
- Flint Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mabrys Hill: 3.1 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 3.5 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 3.8 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 12.9 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 13.4 mi
- Aspire: 17.7 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 2.8 mi
- Blount Mansion: 2.9 mi
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center: 3.0 mi
- Mabry-Hazen House: 3.1 mi
- McClung Museum: 3.1 mi
- James White Fort: 2.9 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 2.9 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 3.3 mi
- Million Dollar Fire: 3.3 mi
- Terra: 3.4 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Wright Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Keller Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 20.6 mi
- Meigs Falls: 21.5 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 21.5 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 21.8 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 3.5 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.5 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 0.5 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 14.1 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 3.0 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 3.0 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 3.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Statue: 18.0 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 16.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 6.2 mi
- Strong rock spring: 11.0 mi
- Herron Spring: 16.5 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 21.8 mi
- Hardin Spring: 21.9 mi
- Loyston: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of William Hastie Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SE 125° | 921 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SE 129° | 899 m | 14.0 mi |
| Little Double | SE 133° | 851 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SE 131° | 805 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 144° | 720 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 143° | 712 m | 13.7 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | SE 140° | 679 m | 14.4 mi |
| Yellow Knob | SE 137° | 657 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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