- Elevation, modelled
- 288 m
- Tallest summit within 18.2 miles
- Cross Mountain1,075 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Norris Freewayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:58local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1804, -84.0710
Museum of Appalachia is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled 288 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. Norris Freeway runs past it.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Museum of Appalachia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | W 278° | 1,075 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Flag Pole | W 278° | 1,075 m | 9.0 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | W 271° | 1,027 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | W 265° | 1,008 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,007 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | WSW 259° | 993 m | 11.4 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | WSW 257° | 984 m | 15.8 mi |
| American Knob | WSW 251° | 984 m | 18.2 mi |
- On the Norris FreewayNational
- 11.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Observation Point: 2.0 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.1 mi
- High Point: 3.0 mi
- College Hill: 6.2 mi
- Militia Hill: 6.3 mi
Parks
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 2.6 mi
- Norris Dam State Park: 4.6 mi
- Clinton-Jaycee Park: 5.5 mi
- Pine Hill Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Clinton City Park: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Village of Brothers: 5.6 mi
- Itinerant Miners' Cemetery: 5.6 mi
- Fraterville Disaster: 5.6 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 5.9 mi
Museums: 24
- Museum of Appalachia: 0.2 mi
- Norris Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 2.2 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 5.5 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- River Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Monks Corner: 18.7 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 18.0 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 19.2 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 9
- Baxter Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.0 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 17.3 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 17.3 mi
- Grow Lab: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- Aspire: 6.8 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 16.9 mi
- Abandoned Train: 17.5 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 20.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Love's Creek Spring: 16.1 mi
- Herron Spring: 20.8 mi
- Massengil Spring: 22.4 mi
- Strong rock spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Loyston: 8.9 mi
- Fork Mountain: 19.8 mi
- Wheat: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 3
- Alex Haley Statue: 17.2 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 17.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 22.1 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 22.5 mi
- Debord Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Saratoga Pavillion: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:19 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 2 mi away.
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