- Elevation, modelled
- 269 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- Little Double851 m · 17.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Norris Freeway8.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:56local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9537, -83.9357
Mountcastle Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled 269 m. Little Double stands 851 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grow Lab, a garden 0.1 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 8.8 miles off.
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- University of Tennessee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Mountcastle Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Double | SE 129° | 851 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SE 138° | 720 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pleasant View | SE 137° | 712 m | 16.9 mi |
| House Mountain | NE 41° | 629 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 121° | 624 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Pine Mountain | SE 126° | 604 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | SSE 159° | 600 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Pine Mountain | SE 124° | 566 m | 16.7 mi |
- 8.8 mi off the Norris FreewayNational
- 28.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic BywayNational
- 28.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fraternity Park: 0.4 mi
- Circle Park: 0.5 mi
- James Agee Dog Park: 0.6 mi
- Sansom Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- World's Fair Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Summit Hill: 1.2 mi
- Flint Hill: 1.7 mi
- Temperance Hill: 1.7 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mabrys Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Terra: 0.4 mi
- 79th New York Infantry Momument: 0.4 mi
- East Tennessee Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Knoxville Historic Train: 0.9 mi
- Miller's Building Arch: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 37
- Knox Selfie Lab: 1.3 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 6.4 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 13.9 mi
- Aspire: 14.2 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 15.5 mi
Museums: 34
- McClung Museum: 0.5 mi
- Knoxville Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- East Tennessee History Center: 1.2 mi
- Blount Mansion: 1.3 mi
- Women's Basketball Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Cherokee Bluffs: 2.6 mi
- Wright Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Keller Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Sheep Pen Bluff: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 9
- Grow Lab: 0.1 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 0.7 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 0.7 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Baker Creek Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 3.4 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 7
- Torchbearer Statue: 0.5 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 0.6 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 2.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 14.2 mi
- Dolly Parton: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 23.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 24.0 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 24.3 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Love's Creek Spring: 6.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 13.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 13.7 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 19.5 mi
- Hardin Spring: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Saratoga Pavillion: 14.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knoxville EXP STN, 4 mi away.
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