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Gregory Mill Dam Park

Gregory Mill Dam Park from directly overhead

Gregory Mill Dam Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregory Mill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 307 miles off.

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Coordinates35.97264, -86.50455
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gregory Mill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Soccer Park: 0.7 mi
  • J.J. McWilliams Old Rock School Park: 1.0 mi
  • Zama Park: 1.0 mi
  • Todd Lane Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 46
  • Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Slave Cemetery: 2.2 mi
  • Sewart Air Force Base: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Rosecrans Headquarters: 6.7 mi
Museums: 37
Artworks: 19
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 5.6 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 11.2 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 11.5 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 18.2 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Williamson Family Farm: 7.8 mi
  • GO USA Fun Park: 9.3 mi
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 9.5 mi
  • Nashville Shores Water Park: 13.9 mi
  • Visitor Center: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 3.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Gregory Mill Dam Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSW 226°370 m9.2 mi
ButeomontWSW 249°368.8 m11.8 mi
Jenkins HillWSW 249°367 m10.4 mi
Polk HillWSW 244°366 m9.3 mi
Morton KnobWSW 248°365 m9.8 mi
Grandfather KnobE 86°363 m13.4 mi
Scales MountainSSW 202°362 m10.1 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobWSW 257°361 m12.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice06:5415:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586674787771594741

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smyrna 6S, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Bumble Bee16 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee14 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary12 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee12 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail11 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee11 obs
  • Lescur’s Bladderpod11 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/468922785

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