Drakes Creek Boat Launch

Drakes Creek Boat Launch is a park in Sumner, Tennessee. Drakes Creek Boat Launch is situated near Drakes Creek Park, as well as near the hamlet Old Hickory.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rock Castle and Hendersonville High School.

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 1 mile southeast of Drakes Creek Boat Launch.

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. The Hendersonville High School is part of the Sumner County Schools district. Hendersonville High School is situated 1 mile north of Drakes Creek Boat Launch.

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 2½ miles north of Drakes Creek Boat Launch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hendersonville and Old Hickory.

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.

Old Hickory

Hamlet

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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 3 miles southwest of Drakes Creek Boat Launch.

Lakewood

Village

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Lakewood is a neighborhood of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee. The population was 2,302 at the 2010 census, at which time it was an incorporated city, as it was from 1959 until 2011. Lakewood is situated 3½ miles southwest of Drakes Creek Boat Launch.

Drakes Creek Boat Launch

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Sumner, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.28927° or 36° 17′ 21″ north

Longitude

-86.60884° or 86° 36′ 32″ west

Open location code

868M79QR+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 580125832

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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