The Hermitage
The Hermitage is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Buteomont stands 369 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 290 miles off.
How to reach it
- 289.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Stone Hall Park: 2.2 mi
- Peeler Park: 2.4 mi
- Ravenwood Park: 2.4 mi
- Peeler Park: 2.5 mi
- Hendersonville Park: 2.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 3.7 mi
- Todd Knob: 4.1 mi
- Taylor Knob: 8.1 mi
- Confederate Hill: 8.3 mi
- Fosters Hill: 8.6 mi
- Rock Castle: 4.6 mi
- Cooter's: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Contemporary Art Nashville (MOCAN): 7.7 mi
- Johnny Cash Museum: 8.1 mi
- Lane Motor Museum: 8.5 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 3.7 mi
- Minnesota Monument: 6.6 mi
- U.S.C.T Monument: 6.7 mi
- Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 9.7 mi
- Fort Nashborough: 9.7 mi
- Dollar General bear statue: 8.1 mi
- Jesus Statue: 9.3 mi
- Incline: 9.6 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 9.6 mi
- Threshold: 9.6 mi
- The Hermitage: 0.0 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 4.0 mi
- Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
- Madame Tussauds Nashville: 4.6 mi
- Great Big Game Show: 4.6 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 3.4 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Shelby Bottoms: 5.8 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.4 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 11.7 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 16.6 mi
- McCord Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.1 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- outdoor seating: 15.7 mi
- Cheekwood: 17.0 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 7.8 mi
- Creekside Crossing: 16.2 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 18.5 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 10.4 mi
- Swimming Area: 11.0 mi
- Spring Creek: 21.1 mi
- Big Spring: 24.4 mi
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- West Meade Waterfall: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of The Hermitage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buteomont | SSW 193° | 368.8 m | 21.6 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | S 190° | 367 m | 20.8 mi |
| Polk Hill | S 186° | 366 m | 20.9 mi |
| Morton Knob | S 189° | 365 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SSW 197° | 361 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 111° | 357 m | 19.2 mi |
| McMahan Knob | SSW 199° | 355 m | 20.7 mi |
| Signal Knob | S 181° | 353 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, 4 mi away.
- Gulf Fritillary28 obs
- Hackberry Emperor23 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail16 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle15 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel14 obs
- Virginia creeper14 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee14 obs
- Northern Mockingbird13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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