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Lock 4 Park

Lock 4 Park from directly overhead

Lock 4 Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 155 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 4 Main Access (3), a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 282 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.33172, -86.47138

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 54
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 17
Nature reserves: 16
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 6.6 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 24.2 mi
Gardens: 5
  • outdoor seating: 13.9 mi
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Robertson County Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
  • Franklin Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lock 4 Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceSE 136°398 m24.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 146°357 m18.1 mi
Jennings KnobSE 131°353 m19.1 mi
Egypt HillSSE 148°350 m17.5 mi
Cub KnobESE 107°336 m24.5 mi
Spanish Needle KnobE 99°331 m18.7 mi
Gravely HillNE 54°325 m17.4 mi
Wolf HillNE 54°324 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:2919:2920:08
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5415:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596775797871604941
Precip in4.34.74.95.25.44.44.94.64.03.54.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 8 mi away.

  • Pond Slider31 obs
  • White-tailed Deer19 obs
  • Great Blue Heron14 obs
  • Northern Zigzag Salamander12 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant8 obs
  • Carolina Wren6 obs
  • Common Box Turtle6 obs
  • Northern Map Turtle6 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/356868229

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