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Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area

Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 202 m. Sliders Knob stands 344 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Narrows Of The Harpeth, a park 3.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 12 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
202 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.18645, -87.08417

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 32
  • James Robertson - Founder Of Nashville: 15.4 mi
  • Old Town Bridge: 15.5 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Centennial Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Statehood Memorial (McNairy Spring): 16.6 mi
Museums: 30
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 20.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sliders KnobSE 135°344 m22.8 mi
Holt KnobESE 118°319 m22.6 mi
Harvey KnobsSE 136°315 m24.0 mi
Patterson KnobESE 118°311 m22.8 mi
Flagpole HillS 186°305 m20.9 mi
Scrambler’s KnobSE 142°303 m19.1 mi
Ropers KnobSE 142°303 m21.8 mi
High PointSSE 156°299 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:00
June solstice05:3219:3120:10
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586674777669594839
Precip in4.25.04.45.15.64.04.53.33.63.63.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte, 6 mi away.

  • Canadian lousewort9 obs
  • fire pink8 obs
  • Spotted Dusky Salamander7 obs
  • Greater Tickseed7 obs
  • Common Box Turtle6 obs
  • Eastern Beebalm6 obs
  • American Toad6 obs
  • Rosepink6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356774366

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