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Franklin County Park

Franklin County Park from directly overhead

Franklin County Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden, a historic site 1.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.30786, -86.07387

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Cliffs: 22
Waterfalls: 14
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 16.0 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 17.3 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 18.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Short Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Natural Spring House: 13.1 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Polly Anne Spring: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 9.6 mi
  • Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 10.3 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 10.3 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 11.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Hands-On Science Center: 7.8 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Memorial Cross: 11.1 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 11.2 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 16.6 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 8.6 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 8.6 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 8.7 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 12.8 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Franklin County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouse HillE 93°634 m15.7 mi
West RamseyE 97°627 m17.3 mi
Scott HillE 90°623 m21.4 mi
East RamseyE 97°616 m17.9 mi
Big ButteNE 45°612 m12.3 mi
Stoner MountainNE 51°604 m21.0 mi
Farmer Camp HillE 87°601 m19.3 mi
Pull Tight HillENE 76°598 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596774787771604941
Precip in5.35.86.05.44.85.44.64.14.33.84.76.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tullahoma, 8 mi away.

  • American Coot4 obs
  • Bald Eagle4 obs
  • Pied-billed Grebe3 obs
  • Common Loon3 obs
  • Greater Scaup3 obs
  • Brown Thrasher3 obs
  • Northern Flicker3 obs
  • White-tailed Deer3 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/356803765

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