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Piney Falls State Natural Area

Piney Falls State Natural Area from directly overhead

Piney Falls State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Piney Falls 40, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tennessee Department of Enviroment and Convservation
Getting there

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Coordinates35.72416, -84.86005
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Waterfalls: 19
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 0.5 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 3.8 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 4.0 mi
Springs: 12
  • Mars Hill Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Troop 45: 7.8 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 18.0 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 18.0 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 8
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 2.1 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Roadside Table: 1.3 mi
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 2.1 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 17.6 mi
  • Riverfront Park Shed: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.5 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Piney Falls State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainWNW 301°931 m7.7 mi
Dorton KnobNW 307°910 m8.5 mi
Bear Den MountainNW 312°893 m7.7 mi
Brady MountainNW 319°893 m9.4 mi
Black MountainN 349°862 m10.1 mi
Luper MountainNNE 14°833 m16.4 mi
Big Rock MountainN 1°824 m13.0 mi
Thorny MountainN 9°811 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:51
June solstice05:2519:2119:59
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4615:5116:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148576573777670584740
Precip in5.75.25.55.64.15.15.63.14.83.65.16.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spring City, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/858358145

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