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Ward Hill

Ward Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ward Hill rises to 240 m in Tennessee. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Belchers Bluff, a cliff 1.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 285 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Trousdale County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31690942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
240 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31977, -86.14804

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Museums: 12
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 10.7 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 11.5 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 21.9 mi
  • Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 183°398 m17.0 mi
Fisher KnobS 178°383 m22.9 mi
Turney KnobS 179°379 m22.9 mi
Round Top KnobSSE 166°364 m21.0 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 196°363 m23.9 mi
Fodderstack KnobS 175°362 m24.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 159°359 m14.1 mi
Lawrence KnobS 177°359 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1273789 — Ward Hill, Trousdale County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356781621

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