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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 159 m in Tennessee. Jenkins Hill stands 367 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shutes Branch Access Area, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 287 miles off.

The story

mountain in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31670861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25505, -86.56944

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 26
  • Clover Bottom Mansion: 7.4 mi
  • Minnesota Monument: 8.8 mi
  • U.S.C.T Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Jacques Timothe Boucher De Montbrun: 13.1 mi
  • James Robertson and John Donelson: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 18
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 5.1 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Creekside Crossing: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 13.5 mi
  • outdoor seating: 14.0 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jenkins HillSSW 195°367 m24.1 mi
Polk HillSSW 191°366 m24.0 mi
Morton KnobSSW 193°365 m23.7 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSSW 201°361 m24.0 mi
Pilot KnobESE 122°357 m18.3 mi
Jennings KnobESE 110°353 m21.1 mi
Egypt HillESE 123°350 m17.6 mi
Flag HillS 187°334 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
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 °F374149596775797871604941
Precip in4.34.74.95.25.44.44.94.64.03.54.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Hickory WFO, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851381

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