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Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area

Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area from directly overhead

Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Frazier Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
220 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.46174, -84.96940

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 5.4 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 6.3 mi
  • North Pole Falls 17: 6.6 mi
  • Laurel Falls 80: 6.6 mi
  • Snow Falls 12: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 21
  • William Jennings Bryan: 3.3 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 3.3 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 8
  • Rhea County Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 4.3 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 17.1 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 20.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Clearwater Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 17.1 mi
  • Roadside Table: 20.2 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 15.9 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Chester Frost Park Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Harrison Bay Park Beach: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainN 359°931 m22.1 mi
Dorton KnobN 358°910 m23.3 mi
Bear Den MountainN 1°893 m23.3 mi
Worthington KnobNNW 344°775 m16.3 mi
Gort KnobN 354°774 m18.4 mi
Walker KnobN 350°766 m17.8 mi
Brown MountainN 5°763 m24.6 mi
Clayton KnobNNW 343°749 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:52
June solstice06:2620:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:38
December solstice07:4616:5217:31

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • hoary puccoon6 obs
  • Aromatic Aster6 obs
  • sideoats grama5 obs
  • Eastern Pricklypear5 obs
  • diamond-flowers4 obs
  • eastern redcedar4 obs
  • Twining Snoutbean4 obs
  • pennyroyal bluecurls4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356850675

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