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Patterson Park

Patterson Park from directly overhead

Patterson Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 520 m. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 20 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
520 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.58449, -82.18973
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 34
  • Veterans War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Cobra: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial Tower: 1.8 mi
  • gross/morrel homestead: 4.0 mi
  • Veteran's of all Service Branches: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Bristol Caverns: 4.5 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 5.8 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 9.1 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 18.5 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Abrams Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 3.2 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Patterson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich KnobESE 115°1,295 m12.6 mi
Grindstone KnobESE 109°1,282 m17.8 mi
Holston MountainSE 145°1,264 m10.8 mi
Holston High KnobSE 145°1,261 m10.8 mi
The ButtNNE 18°1,226 m18.1 mi
Locust KnobESE 113°1,223 m12.7 mi
McQueen KnobE 93°1,177 m14.9 mi
Harp MountainE 89°1,152 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1120:1320:51
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3816:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566572767569574639
Precip in3.63.84.03.83.83.95.03.82.82.53.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 14 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker168 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker152 obs
  • Northern Cardinal136 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird114 obs
  • White-tailed Deer110 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow102 obs
  • Blue Jay93 obs
  • White-breasted Nuthatch93 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/356887214

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