Statistics. 1  Elevation: 550 feet (168 meters) at the lowest point; 1,100 feet (336 meters) at the highest point of the rim around the Nashville basin. 2  Time: Central Standard (CST) early November â mid-March; Central Daylight (CDT): mid-March â November. 3  Nashville has the second largest land mass in the nation, totaling 533 square miles. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is comprised of 14 counties: Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson.