Near Center Grove in Jackson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Flynn Creek Impact Crater

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

1. Flynn Creek Impact Crater Marker

Inscription.

Over 360 million years ago, an asteroid or comet struck this area and more than 10 miles/second forming a crater 2.5 miles across and, in seconds, ejecting 0.3 cubic mile of rock. Deformed limestone beds seen in adjacent cliffs were violently uplifted to form a shattered central peak. This crater, now buried beneath younger rocks, was used by NASA/USGS in training Apollo astronauts and represents an important class of craters found on other planets and satellites in our solar system.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3B 47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list.

Location. 36° 16.777′ N, 85° 39.948′ W. Marker is near Center Grove, Tennessee, in Jackson County. It is on Flynns Creek Road half a mile east of Boyd Flatt Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 Flynns Creek Rd, Gainesboro TN 38562, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Michaux's Discovery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Orion Clemens (approx. 5.2 miles away); Alvan Cullen Gillem (approx. 5.3 miles away); Jamie Dailey (approx. 5.3 miles away); Confederate Field Hospital (approx. 5.3 miles away); Cummins Falls (approx. 5.9 miles away); Judge John Jordan Gore (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Austin Peay Bridge (approx. 6½ miles away).

Also see . . . Flynn Creek crater (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2020

2. Flynn Creek Impact Crater Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 8,457 times since then and 616 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.