- Elevation, modelled
- 432 m
- Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
- Potato Knob679 m · 15.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway9.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:01local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6681, -85.3555
Whale Face Rock is a attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled 432 m. Potato Knob stands 679 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Whale Face Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | E 97° | 679 m | 15.2 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SW 219° | 670 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 205° | 664 m | 14.5 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSW 200° | 649 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 212° | 649 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSW 201° | 647 m | 8.1 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SW 215° | 645 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bonner Knob | SSW 212° | 644 m | 13.7 mi |
- 9.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buzzards Roost: 1.1 mi
- Bradden Knob: 2.8 mi
- Kellog Knob: 2.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.5 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Fall Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 0.1 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- George's Hole: 0.7 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 13.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 18.1 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 18.4 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 8.1 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 20.1 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Old Shelter (ruins): 18.2 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.6 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 22.7 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Saddleback Platform: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pinhook: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
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