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Blythe Ferry

Blythe Ferry from directly overhead

Blythe Ferry is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherokee Removal Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

place in Tennessee listed on National Register of Historic Places

Dates from 1809.

Wikidata Q4930876, matched on coordinates and name (583 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Alabama-Tennessee Trail of Tears Corridor Committee
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.40944, -85.00861

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
  • Wildcat Hollow Falls: 6.5 mi
  • McGill Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Brush Creek Falls 20: 7.6 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 8.1 mi
  • Legget Branch Falls 30: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • Routes Amphitheater: 0.2 mi
  • History Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 0.2 mi
  • Conner Cemetery: 5.5 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • Cumberland Spring Area: 8.3 mi
  • Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 10.6 mi
  • Piney River Area: 19.3 mi
  • Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 19.4 mi
  • Cartter Patten Easement: 20.0 mi
Museums: 7
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Museum Center at 5ive Points: 19.0 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 22.2 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Roadside Table: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Little Debbie: 24.6 mi
  • Christmas Tree Cake: 24.6 mi
  • Sam: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Blythe Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Worthington KnobN 353°775 m19.4 mi
Gort KnobN 1°774 m21.9 mi
Walker KnobN 358°766 m21.1 mi
Clayton KnobN 352°749 m19.0 mi
Lee KnobN 355°697 m20.3 mi
Buck KnobW 271°693 m16.0 mi
Potato KnobNNW 345°679 m16.6 mi
Wright MountainWNW 298°649 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:52
June solstice06:2620:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5217:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9432272760

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