Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker

Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker is a memorial in Jackson, Tennessee. Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker is situated nearby to the hamlet Shady Grove, as well as near Nameless.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shady Grove and Nameless.

Shady Grove

Hamlet

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. Shady Grove is located on Tennessee State Route 290 7.3 miles south of Gainesboro. Shady Grove is situated 2 miles south of Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker.

Nameless

Hamlet

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Nameless is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. Nameless is situated 3 miles southwest of Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker.

Center Grove

Hamlet

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.

Center Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along State Route 56 south of Gainesboro and northwest of Cookeville. Center Grove is situated 3½ miles east of Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker.

Flynn Creek Impact Crater marker

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Over 560 million years ago, an asteroid or comet struck this area and more than 10 miles/second forming a crater 2.5 mlles across and, in seconds, ejecting 0.3 cubic mile of rock. Deformed limestone beds seen in adjacent cliffs were violently upllfted to”
Category: historic site
Location: Jackson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.27983° or 36° 16′ 47″ north

Longitude

-85.66589° or 85° 39′ 57″ west

Open location code

868P78HM+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14055331077

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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