Jefferson Springs Recreation Area
Jefferson Springs Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 154 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jefferson Springs Receration Area, a park 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 305 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 154 m
How to reach it
- 304.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Springs Receration Area: 0.3 mi
- Sharp Springs Park: 0.6 mi
- West Fork Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Volunteer Park: 1.7 mi
- East Fork Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Britton Hill: 4.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.1 mi
- Moor Hill: 5.3 mi
- Sanford Knob: 6.3 mi
- Smith Hill: 7.4 mi
- Slave Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC "Blue Angel" Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Sewart Air Force Base: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Wall: 5.4 mi
- Rosecrans Headquarters: 7.8 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 9.9 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 11.9 mi
- Discovery Center: 12.2 mi
- Tennessee Agricultural Museum: 15.9 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 6.4 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 11.7 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 12.0 mi
- Jesus Statue: 18.5 mi
- Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 18.9 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 6.9 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 9.2 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 10.6 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 13.1 mi
- Visitor Center: 13.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 0.5 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.0 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.4 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 1.6 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 10.1 mi
- State Street Garden: 12.2 mi
- State Street Garden: 12.2 mi
- State Street Garden: 12.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 1.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 18.3 mi
- Figuers Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Wray Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Swimming Area: 5.8 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 21.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 16.5 mi
- Big Spring: 23.8 mi
- Maney Spring: 11.1 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Jefferson Springs Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SW 225° | 370 m | 11.8 mi |
| Buteomont | WSW 244° | 368.8 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | WSW 244° | 367 m | 12.8 mi |
| Polk Hill | WSW 240° | 366 m | 11.8 mi |
| Morton Knob | WSW 243° | 365 m | 12.2 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | E 95° | 363 m | 11.7 mi |
| Scales Mountain | SSW 206° | 362 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | WSW 251° | 361 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 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, 5 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer36 obs
- Osage-orange13 obs
- Canada Goose10 obs
- Wild Turkey9 obs
- Great Blue Heron8 obs
- Streamside Salamander8 obs
- common milkweed8 obs
- sassafras8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356876188
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