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Thompson Hills

Thompson Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Hills rises to 234 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center, a museum 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31689684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
234 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11728, -86.35138

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Cedars of Lebanon State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lebanon Sports Complex: 3.9 mi
  • Holland Ridge Community Pool: 5.5 mi
  • Baird Municipal Park: 6.6 mi
  • James E. Ward Agriculture Center: 7.1 mi
Museums: 34
  • Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 1.9 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 7.1 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Gravel Road Traditions: 11.8 mi
  • Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
Artworks: 18
  • Helicopter Distature Statue: 14.5 mi
  • James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 18.3 mi
  • Blue Horseshoe: 18.6 mi
  • Jesus Statue: 22.5 mi
  • Wedgehill Market -Mixtape: Memories: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 4
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Cane Ridge Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • State Street Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Woodbine Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 10.8 mi
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Maney Spring: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Thompson Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceESE398 m11.0 mi
Fisher KnobSE383 m15.2 mi
Turney KnobSE379 m14.9 mi
Round Top KnobESE364 m17.7 mi
Grandfather KnobSSE363 m10.2 mi
Hawkins HillSE363 m20.5 mi
Fodderstack KnobSE362 m17.4 mi
Lawrence KnobESE359 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:2919:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576674787770584739
Precip in4.34.54.75.64.85.15.23.83.63.73.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gladeville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1302824 — Thompson Hills, Wilson County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356838456

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