Poor Valley Creek
Poor Valley Creek is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tennessee Valley Authority
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 21.3 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 28.1 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Indian Grave Hill: 2.5 mi
- Stony Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Rogers High Point: 3.1 mi
- Harris Court Park: 3.9 mi
- Bean Station Town Park: 4.1 mi
- Bean Station Public Library: 4.2 mi
- Noeton Boat Launch: 6.0 mi
- Tate Springs Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Rocky Summit: 7.1 mi
- Bean Station Original Site: 8.9 mi
- Clinchdale Farm: 10.8 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 11.2 mi
- White Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Point Lookout: 15.5 mi
- Skulley Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 10.4 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 10.5 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
- Swift Museum: 12.0 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 6.0 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 6.8 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 22.0 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 24.6 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 20.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.9 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 24.9 mi
- Rocky Spring: 4.4 mi
- Tate Spring: 7.4 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 15.0 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 15.1 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 3.6 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Poor Valley Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ENE 57° | 808 m | 2.4 mi |
| Jabez Knob | N 356° | 771 m | 13.1 mi |
| Devils Nose | ENE 61° | 727 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | WNW 291° | 694 m | 15.2 mi |
| Short Mountain | NNW 335° | 678 m | 12.1 mi |
| Brokenback Mountain | E 96° | 675 m | 18.2 mi |
| Phoebe Butt | N 0° | 666 m | 17.1 mi |
| Brown Mountain | E 91° | 659 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown Radio Wcrk, 13 mi away.
- creeping Jenny3 obs
- Beechdrops3 obs
- American chestnut2 obs
- buttonbush2 obs
- galax2 obs
- hemp dogbane2 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain2 obs
- rattlesnake fern2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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