- Elevation, modelled
- 195 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Defiance398 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cordell Hull Highway27.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:05local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3123, -85.9438
Spring Shelter is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled 195 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 27 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SW 217° | 398 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSW 205° | 383 m | 24.6 mi |
| Turney Knob | SSW 206° | 379 m | 24.9 mi |
| Round Top Knob | SSW 197° | 364 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 206° | 359 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lawrence Knob | SSW 205° | 359 m | 23.9 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SSW 209° | 357 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 235° | 357 m | 23.8 mi |
- 27.0 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
134 named places within 25 miles
- Tater Knob: 0.9 mi
- Battery Knob: 3.1 mi
- Saltpeter Hill: 3.2 mi
- Maces Hill: 4.9 mi
- Locust Knob: 6.4 mi
- Cordell Hull Overlook: 0.9 mi
- Defeated Creek Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Salt Lick Creek Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Rome Access Area: 7.9 mi
- Granville Veteran's Park: 8.5 mi
- Petty Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Upton Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Alex Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Scraunchers Rock Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Mutton Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- The Eads Museum: 5.1 mi
- Granville Museum: 8.6 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 20.0 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 20.4 mi
- Cummins Falls: 21.3 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 21.4 mi
- Savannah Falls: 21.8 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 23.1 mi
- Big Spring: 13.7 mi
- Spring Creek: 20.1 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 15.9 mi
- General Hatton: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7,501 | 9,198 | 9,252 | 6,839 | 4,812 | 2,562 | 2,728 | 2,010 | 2,224 | 2,597 | 2,772 | 6,352 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Caney Fork AT Stonewall, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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