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Creekside Crossing

Creekside Crossing from directly overhead

Creekside Crossing is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Sumner Knob stands 370 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Creekside Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 301 miles off.

Tables outside of the Creekside Crossing lobby

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03515, -86.79813

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 41
Museums: 33
Attractions: 20
Artworks: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Seven Points Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 19.9 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Omohundro Waterworks Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Creekside Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sumner KnobSE 137°370 m14.5 mi
ButeomontSSE 148°368.8 m10.2 mi
Jenkins HillSE 140°367 m10.5 mi
Polk HillSE 136°366 m11.6 mi
Morton KnobSE 137°365 m10.8 mi
Scales MountainSE 137°362 m18.6 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobSSE 150°361 m8.4 mi
McMahan KnobSSE 153°355 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5515:5716:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576675787770594740
Precip in4.64.75.54.95.74.44.53.74.03.54.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brentwood, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/589911337

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