Tusculum University Historical District
Tusculum University Historical District is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 451 m. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doak House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 451 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 18.8 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 19.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 25.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jordan Knob: 3.3 mi
- Babbs Knob: 6.3 mi
- Marshall Knob: 6.4 mi
- Joe Knob: 6.7 mi
- Jake Knob: 7.0 mi
- Tusculum City Park: 0.4 mi
- The Big Spring: 3.9 mi
- Gertrude Fox Park: 4.0 mi
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Hardin's Park: 4.6 mi
- Margarette Falls: 8.5 mi
- Pete's Branch Falls: 8.7 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Squibb Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Hickey Fork Falls: 12.5 mi
- Yarprough Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Yarbrough Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 4.0 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 4.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 16.5 mi
- Moye Rest: 18.7 mi
- WWII Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Doak House Museum: 0.2 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 4.1 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 6.2 mi
- Chuckey Railroad Depot Museum: 17.8 mi
- Overlook Access: 14.4 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 15.8 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 11.6 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 12.2 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 22.9 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 24.8 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 24.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 13.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 23.7 mi
- Junaluska: 23.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 24.9 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Tusculum University Historical District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | SSE 166° | 1,480 m | 10.7 mi |
| Green Ridge Knob | SE 139° | 1,480 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gravel Knob | SE 136° | 1,478 m | 10.8 mi |
| Big Butt | SE 136° | 1,467 m | 10.3 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,438 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wilson Knob | ESE 123° | 1,396 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | SSE 157° | 1,382 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | SSE 161° | 1,373 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 7 mi away.
- American Robin187 obs
- Mourning Dove49 obs
- Northern Mockingbird47 obs
- House Finch37 obs
- Northern Cardinal22 obs
- Song Sparrow22 obs
- American pokeweed21 obs
- Amur honeysuckle20 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356882737
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 25 mi
- Kingsport · 27 mi
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