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Harpeth River Bridge Access Point

Harpeth River Bridge Access Point from directly overhead

Harpeth River Bridge Access Point is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. High Point stands 299 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pardue Boat Launch and Picnic Area, a park 1.4 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 20 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
119 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28450, -87.14528

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 23
Artworks: 21
Peaks: 17
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 11
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 17.1 mi
  • APSU Farm & Environmental Education Center: 22.5 mi
  • Glen Leven Farm: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Balthrop Park: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harpeth River Bridge Access Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSSE 155°299 m23.6 mi
Ninemile HillSE 135°279 m19.3 mi
Taylor KnobE 97°264 m22.0 mi
Pinhook HillE 96°257 m14.4 mi
Center Avenue HillSW 223°245 m20.1 mi
Brown HillSSW 201°233 m17.6 mi
Turnover HillESE 103°230 m13.2 mi
Gallion HillW 269°220 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3219:3220:10
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5715:5816:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249576775797871604941
Precip in3.84.64.54.75.64.44.03.33.83.83.94.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cheatham L&D, 5 mi away.

  • Pond Slider51 obs
  • Southern Leopard Frog39 obs
  • Green Treefrog33 obs
  • Northern Cricket Frog32 obs
  • Northern Cottonmouth12 obs
  • Great Blue Heron11 obs
  • Ring-necked Snake11 obs
  • Ouachita Map Turtle11 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/356891718

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