Drakes Creek Park
Drakes Creek Park is a park in Sumner, Tennessee. Drakes Creek Park is situated nearby to the church First United Methodist, as well as near Union University.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hendersonville High School and Merrol Hyde Magnet School.
Hendersonville High School
School building
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Hendersonville High School is one of three public high schools located in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee. Since July 1, 2023, the principal has been Mel Sawyers, who formerly served as principal at Millersville and Guild Elementary Schools. Hendersonville High School is situated 4,000 feet south of Drakes Creek Park.
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
School
Merrol Hyde Magnet School is a K–12 school in Hendersonville, Tennessee adhering to the Paideia philosophy and administered by the Sumner County Board of Education. It is the only magnet school in Sumner County. The school's motto is Mandatus ad virtutem. Merrol Hyde Magnet School is situated 1 mile northwest of Drakes Creek Park.
Rock Castle
Museum
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Rock Castle State Historic Site, located in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, is the former home of Daniel Smith. Construction began in 1784; its completion was delayed by conflicts with area Native Americans and the house was completed in 1796. Rock Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Drakes Creek Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hendersonville and Shackle Island.
Hendersonville
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Hendersonville is a city in Sumner County of the American state of Tennessee. It is a well-known suburb of Nashville, Tennessee, and has been the home of many country music stars, including Conway Twitty, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash.
Shackle Island
Hamlet
Shackle Island is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 3,331 as of the 2020 census Shackle Island is in central Tennessee, north of Nashville near the Kentucky border. Shackle Island is situated 4 miles north of Drakes Creek Park.
Old Hickory
Hamlet
Old Hickory is a neighborhood of metropolitan Nashville, located in the Hadley Bend section of eastern Davidson County, Tennessee. Old Hickory is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, because the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville. Old Hickory is situated 4½ miles southwest of Drakes Creek Park.
Drakes Creek Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Sumner, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.31371° or 36° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
-86.60863° or 86° 36′ 31″ westOpen location code
868M897R+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 469101279OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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