The Garden Spot
The Garden Spot rises to 953 m in Tennessee. Big Fodderstack stands 1,013 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Guinea Hill Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31671314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 953 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guinea Hill Knob: 0.5 mi
- Stallion Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Squire Knob: 1.0 mi
- Walnut Knob: 1.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Frozen Head State Environmental Education Area: 2.5 mi
- RC Park: 7.9 mi
- Solomon Park and Civic Center: 8.4 mi
- Arrow Head Park: 9.5 mi
- Lasalle Park: 13.0 mi
- Marlow Elementary School Cafeteria: 12.8 mi
- International Friendship Bell: 14.1 mi
- K-33: 15.1 mi
- K-31: 15.3 mi
- K-25 (Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant): 15.4 mi
- Image Wall: 15.2 mi
- McCoy Rocks: 18.0 mi
- River Ridge: 18.2 mi
- Bull Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Sheep Rock: 18.3 mi
- Oliver Springs Historical Society Museum & Archives: 9.4 mi
- Oak Ridge Children's Museum: 13.1 mi
- The Oak Ridge History Museum: 13.9 mi
- American Museum of Science and Energy: 14.4 mi
- K-25 History Center: 15.7 mi
- Massengil Spring: 11.0 mi
- Delozier Spring: 19.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 19.5 mi
- Historic Massengale Homestead Spring: 19.8 mi
- Herron Spring: 23.9 mi
- Abandoned Train: 3.2 mi
- Train Cars: 12.1 mi
- Winona General Store: 15.2 mi
- Aspire: 18.2 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Montgomery: 10.1 mi
- Wheat: 15.6 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 16.9 mi
- Brewster Bridge Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 22.2 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 1.9 mi
- Debord Falls: 2.4 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 21.4 mi
- Diocese Arch: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of The Garden Spot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Fodderstack | SSE 158° | 1,013 m | 3.6 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | E 87° | 1,008 m | 7.3 mi |
| Stallion Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,007 m | 0.5 mi |
| Squire Knob | WSW 247° | 1,002 m | 1.0 mi |
| Frozen Head | SSW 203° | 1,001 m | 2.5 mi |
| Burge Mountain | NE 54° | 993 m | 2.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NNW 346° | 988 m | 1.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 274° | 985 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1272392 — The Garden Spot, Morgan County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356779027
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