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Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park

Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park from directly overhead

Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Clouse Hill stands 634 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop, a museum 0.5 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.48398, -86.11028
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
  • Manchester Rotary Park: 1.2 mi
  • Fred Deadman Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dave King Park: 1.6 mi
  • Manchester Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Firelake Public Use Area: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 8
  • Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 0.5 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 9.6 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 5.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 5.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 5.6 mi
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 6.1 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 12.3 mi
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 15.6 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 20.0 mi
  • Rebel's Rest: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 20.5 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 20.5 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 20.6 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 21.7 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Greeter Falls: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouse HillSE 126°634 m22.1 mi
Big ButteESE 108°612 m11.3 mi
Stoner MountainE 87°604 m18.5 mi
Pull Tight HillSE 126°598 m16.1 mi
Broad MountainESE 116°592 m21.5 mi
Butterson KnobENE 72°590 m18.9 mi
Claibornes ViewSE 143°578 m20.3 mi
High TopSSE 161°574 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3019:2620:04
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5115:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566572767568584740
Precip in5.45.56.45.94.35.14.93.74.23.54.06.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manchester #2, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Virginia bluebells73 obs
  • Canadian lousewort68 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary50 obs
  • American beech45 obs
  • Common Buckeye44 obs
  • American sweetgum42 obs
  • Christmas fern42 obs
  • striped wintergreen39 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/96904816

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