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Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area

Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area from directly overhead

Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 296 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sewanee Natural Bridge, a natural arch 2.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.12043, -85.91150
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Angel Park: 5.2 mi
  • Shoup Park: 5.6 mi
  • Manigault Park: 5.9 mi
  • Abbo's Alley: 6.0 mi
  • Adventure Off Road Park: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 35
Springs: 18
  • Cave Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Holly Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 4.2 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 4.5 mi
  • Perpendicular Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 12.3 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 12.3 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 12.3 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 12.3 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Memorial Cross: 5.2 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 5.9 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 8.9 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 9.0 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Mister and Mrs Larry Lee Carter Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouse HillNNE 29°634 m13.6 mi
West RamseyNE 37°627 m13.4 mi
Scott HillNE 44°623 m17.7 mi
East RamseyNE 38°616 m13.9 mi
Farmer Camp HillNE 36°601 m17.3 mi
Pull Tight HillN 6°598 m15.7 mi
Tip TopNE 39°597 m14.4 mi
Broad MountainNNE 27°592 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:3019:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:4915:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586572757569594941
Precip in5.55.25.46.44.95.85.64.75.14.24.96.4

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

Wildlife nearby
  • fragrant sumac28 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica23 obs
  • leafcup22 obs
  • butterfly milkweed20 obs
  • Carolina buckthorn18 obs
  • woodland stonecrop18 obs
  • Green Anole17 obs
  • resurrection fern17 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 node/356860130

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