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Piney River Area

Piney River Area from directly overhead

Piney River Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 539 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is White Pine Cascades 28, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1998
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Tennessee Department of Enviroment and Conservation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.68097, -84.92746
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 27
  • White Pine Cascades 28: 0.5 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 0.9 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Stinging Fork Falls 60: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 11
  • Mars Hill Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Black Mountain Springhouse: 13.1 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Troop 45: 12.6 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 13.7 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 13.7 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 13.8 mi
Museums: 8
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 3.9 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Native Stone Museum: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 3.8 mi
  • Roadside Table: 6.1 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 22.4 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Head of the Sequatchie River: 8.9 mi
  • Virgin Falls Trailhead: 23.2 mi
  • George's Hole: 23.5 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 6.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Piney River Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNNW 338°931 m7.5 mi
Dorton KnobNNW 340°910 m8.7 mi
Bear Den MountainNNW 347°893 m8.4 mi
Brady MountainNNW 346°893 m10.4 mi
Black MountainN 8°862 m13.0 mi
Luper MountainNNE 22°833 m20.5 mi
Big Rock MountainNNE 14°824 m16.5 mi
Thorny MountainNNE 19°811 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0518:38
December solstice06:4615:5116:31

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • bloodroot3 obs
  • Halberd-leaved violet3 obs
  • fringed polygala3 obs
  • yellow trout lily2 obs
  • Christmas fern2 obs
  • fire pink2 obs
  • downy rattlesnake plantain2 obs
  • Shrub Yellowroot2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/858358154

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