- Elevation, modelled
- 281 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Buck Knob693 m · 21.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lookout Mountain Parkway7.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:59local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1126, -85.2223
TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled 281 m. Buck Knob stands 693 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenway Farms, a park 0.9 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 7.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Knob | N 349° | 693 m | 21.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 352° | 625 m | 17.3 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | WNW 292° | 624.84 m | 12.8 mi |
| Round Knob | WNW 289° | 601 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | NW 319° | 595 m | 9.1 mi |
| Elder Mountain | W 267° | 569 m | 9.8 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | WSW 245° | 563 m | 10.6 mi |
| The Hellican | NNW 330° | 562 m | 9.4 mi |
- 7.7 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 17.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 19.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 10 mi
- Ropers Rock · 10 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 10 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenway Farms: 0.9 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Day Use Area: 1.2 mi
- Dupont Park: 1.5 mi
- Cleveland T. Grimes Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
- Hubert Fry Center: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Hamilton Memorial Gardens: 2.1 mi
- 2nd Minnesota Regiment Monument: 5.1 mi
- Ed Johnson Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 6.3 mi
- 4th Army Corps Monument: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mailbox Hill: 5.8 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 6.1 mi
- Cameron Hill: 6.8 mi
- Signal Mountain: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 37
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 5.8 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 6.0 mi
- Freedom Church: 8.3 mi
- Ruby Falls: 9.2 mi
- Fireball: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Grays Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Harrison Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Cumberland Escarpment: 5.5 mi
- Wilder Point: 6.5 mi
- Williams Point: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Falling Water Falls 110: 6.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls 40: 8.2 mi
- Clear Branch Falls 40: 8.2 mi
- Power Line Falls 140: 8.3 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 8.6 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 15
- Summertime: 5.2 mi
- Summertime (Art in Neighborhoods bus stop wrap): 5.2 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 5.8 mi
- Shakespeare: 5.9 mi
- In Town Gallery: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 10
- rain garden: 4.8 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 6.8 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 6.9 mi
- Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Garden of Prayer: 10.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 7.9 mi
- Straight Spring: 11.7 mi
- Obar Spring: 12.1 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 17.2 mi
- Taylor Spring: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.1 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 1.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 2.6 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 6.2 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 11.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 20.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 10.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:54 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chattanooga AP, 6 mi away.
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