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Nelson Hill

Nelson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nelson Hill rises to 297 m in Tennessee. Barron Hill stands 353 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Perry Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 289 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31681414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.52119, -87.11667

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Cliffs: 22
Museums: 12
  • Rattle and Snap: 3.5 mi
  • Rattle and Snap Plantation: 3.5 mi
  • Polk Home: 7.9 mi
  • aMuse'um: 7.9 mi
  • Lynnville Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Crockett Falls: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hickory House: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Nelson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barron HillE 99°353 m15.6 mi
Flanigan HillS 188°351 m4.4 mi
Kansas HillSE 139°332 m3.6 mi
Toombs HillSE 128°332 m10.9 mi
Apple HillSSE 165°319 m12.1 mi
Watts HillSW 217°318 m6.5 mi
Rockdale HillWSW 243°314 m8.9 mi
Nodgrass HillNE 54°307 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3419:3020:08
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5516:0016:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374250606977807871604941
Precip in5.25.16.05.46.35.44.84.05.33.94.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant 1N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356823167

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