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Walton Ferry Access Area

Walton Ferry Access Area from directly overhead

Walton Ferry Access Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 136 m. Jenkins Hill stands 367 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Lock Three Access Area, a park 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 286 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25889, -86.62846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 27
  • Minnesota Monument: 5.6 mi
  • U.S.C.T Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Clover Bottom Mansion: 6.3 mi
  • Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 10.4 mi
  • James Robertson and John Donelson: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 5.2 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 18.1 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • outdoor seating: 12.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Cheekwood: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Walton Ferry Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jenkins HillS 187°367 m23.7 mi
Polk HillS 183°366 m23.8 mi
Morton KnobS 185°365 m23.5 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSSW 193°361 m23.3 mi
Pilot KnobESE 118°357 m21.3 mi
McMahan KnobSSW 194°355 m23.4 mi
Egypt HillESE 118°350 m20.5 mi
Sliders KnobSSW 204°344 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3019:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149586775797972604840
Precip in3.74.34.64.74.63.84.03.43.73.33.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory DAM, 3 mi away.

  • Cassin's 13-Year Cicada24 obs
  • Huron Skipper23 obs
  • Pond Slider18 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle17 obs
  • Northern Cardinal12 obs
  • white clover12 obs
  • White-tailed Deer11 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee11 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356891933

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