Cliff · Tennessee
Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Green Top stands 921 m to the south-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Eight Acre Bluff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.92842, -83.63767
- 16.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 22.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 20 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 25 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 25 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oak Haven Park: 2.3 mi
- Paine Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Sevier County Park: 5.9 mi
- Cruze Landing: 6.0 mi
- Thorn Grove Community Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Slate Knobs: 3.3 mi
- McBee Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hester Knob: 4.2 mi
- Garner Top: 5.3 mi
- Edwards Knob: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- Skyland Ranch: 7.5 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 7.8 mi
- Ripley's Illusion Lab: 7.9 mi
- WonderWorks: 8.0 mi
- Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Show: 8.1 mi
Museums: 26
- Floyd Garett's Muscle Car Museum: 5.5 mi
- Wings Of Wander Mural: 5.9 mi
- Sevier County Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 7.4 mi
- Cooter's Place: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 11.5 mi
- Thousand Drips: 17.3 mi
- Cataract Falls: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 17.5 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
- John Sevier Monument: 2.5 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 10.0 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 10.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 10.8 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Eight Acre Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 3.3 mi
- East End: 7.9 mi
- Paint Rock Bluff: 9.4 mi
- The Shinbone: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 11
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 14.2 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 16.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 16.8 mi
- Grow Lab: 16.8 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 13.0 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 13.4 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 13.4 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 8
- Dolly Parton: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 5.8 mi
- Fish: 10.7 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 15.2 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 21.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Strong rock spring: 7.4 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Elkmont: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Hanging Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Top | SSW 191° | 921 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 197° | 899 m | 9.0 mi |
| Little Double | SSW 200° | 851 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bench Mountain | SSW 196° | 805 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | SSW 206° | 720 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pleasant View | SSW 206° | 712 m | 11.9 mi |
| Blue Rock Mountain | SSW 201° | 679 m | 11.6 mi |
| Yellow Knob | SSW 200° | 657 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sevierville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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