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Fall Creek Recreation Area

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Elevation: 167 m
Tallest summit within 17.6 miles: Mount Defiance398 m · 16.2 mi
Nearest byway: River Road Scenic Byway303.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:07local time
Coordinates: 36.0203, -86.4444

Fall Creek Recreation Area from directly overhead

Fall Creek Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded 167 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 304 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 167 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Fall Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Defiance	ENE 77°	398 m	16.2 mi
Turney Knob	E 97°	379 m	17.3 mi
Sumner Knob	SW 226°	370 m	13.9 mi
Buteomont	WSW 242°	368.8 m	16.2 mi
Jenkins Hill	WSW 242°	367 m	14.8 mi
Polk Hill	WSW 238°	366 m	13.8 mi
Morton Knob	WSW 241°	365 m	14.2 mi
Grandfather Knob	ESE 103°	363 m	10.3 mi

On the road

303.6 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
29.6 mi off the Natchez Trace ParkwayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Jefferson Springs Receration Area: 2.0 mi
Lamar Hill Access Area: 2.0 mi
Jefferson Springs Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
Sharp Springs Park: 2.4 mi
East Fork Recreation Area: 2.5 mi

Peaks

Bald Knob: 4.7 mi
Britton Hill: 6.5 mi
Vaughters Knob: 6.7 mi
Mason Knob: 7.1 mi
Moor Hill: 7.3 mi

Historic sites41

Slave Cemetery: 3.6 mi
Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 4.5 mi
Sewart Air Force Base: 4.7 mi
Veterans Memorial Wall: 6.8 mi
Rosecrans Headquarters: 9.0 mi

Museums35

Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 3.8 mi
Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 7.8 mi
Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 12.7 mi
Discovery Center: 13.0 mi
Lebanon Museum and History Center: 15.4 mi

Artworks20

Helicopter Distature Statue: 7.8 mi
James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 12.3 mi
Blue Horseshoe: 12.6 mi
Jesus Statue: 19.2 mi
Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 19.7 mi

Attractions18

Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 5.1 mi
Williamson Family Farm: 10.5 mi
GO USA Fun Park: 11.7 mi
Nashville Shores Water Park: 13.1 mi
Visitor Center: 13.4 mi

Nature reserves16

Gardens9

Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 8.0 mi
Cane Ridge Community Garden: 10.8 mi
State Street Garden: 12.9 mi
State Street Garden: 12.9 mi
State Street Garden: 13.0 mi

Picnic sites6

East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 2.7 mi
Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Creekside Crossing: 19.8 mi

Cliffs5

Beaches2

Swimming Area: 5.7 mi
Stahlman Waterfront: 20.4 mi

Ghost towns2

Spring Creek: 14.4 mi
Big Spring: 21.7 mi

Springs1

Maney Spring: 11.9 mi

Lighthouses1

Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:50	18:24	18:58
June solstice	05:30	19:28	20:07
September equinox	06:34	18:10	18:44
December solstice	06:53	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, 3 mi away.

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