Peak · Tennessee
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill rises to 170 m in Tennessee. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam Davis, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 170 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.16519, -86.78404
- 14.0 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Belmont Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Meridian Hill: 1.4 mi
- Saint Cloud Hill: 1.5 mi
- Confederate Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fosters Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Legislative Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Tennessee Tower Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Victory Park: 0.1 mi
- Church Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Frankie Pierce Park: 0.3 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 31
- Sam Davis: 0.0 mi
- Officers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Alvin York: 0.1 mi
- Witness Walls Memorial: 0.3 mi
- The Jungle and Juanita Historical Marker: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Threshold: 0.6 mi
- Incline: 0.7 mi
- Catfish: 0.7 mi
- Ghost Ballet for the East Bank Machineworks: 0.7 mi
- Stix: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 18
- Arcade Street: 0.2 mi
- Compass: 0.3 mi
- Printers Alley: 0.3 mi
- Bell Carillon: 0.6 mi
- Belmont Mansion: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- McCord Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Wray Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Shelby Bottoms: 4.3 mi
- Glen Leven Farm: 4.5 mi
- Lytle Bend Park: 7.0 mi
- Toll Booth Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- Sunken Garden: 2.0 mi
- Woodbine Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Cheekwood: 7.3 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Prime Health Rck Garden: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Creekside Crossing: 9.0 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Balthrop Park: 21.2 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming Area: 15.9 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- West Meade Waterfall: 8.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Capitol Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner Knob | SSE 155° | 370 m | 21.6 mi |
| Buteomont | SSE 165° | 369 m | 18.2 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SSE 161° | 367 m | 18.1 mi |
| Polk Hill | SSE 157° | 366 m | 18.8 mi |
| Morton Knob | SSE 159° | 365 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Knob | SSE 168° | 361 m | 16.6 mi |
| McMahan Knob | S 170° | 355 m | 16.5 mi |
| Daddy Knob | SSE 165° | 353 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelby Bottoms Nature, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1314209 — Capitol Hill, Davidson County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356852112
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