Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blythe Ferry Goose Management Area, a park 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 28 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blythe Ferry Goose Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Tennessee Wildlife Refuge: 2.7 mi
- Bear Branch Access Area: 3.0 mi
- Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Joe Smith Hill: 3.9 mi
- Stokes Hill: 4.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Dutchmans Knob: 6.9 mi
- Texas Knobs: 7.4 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Falls: 7.3 mi
- McGill Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Paine Creek Falls 10: 8.0 mi
- Sale Creek Falls 40: 8.2 mi
- Brush Creek Falls 20: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Wall: 1.3 mi
- Routes Amphitheater: 1.3 mi
- History Wall: 1.3 mi
- Blythe Ferry: 1.3 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 5.6 mi
- Garrison Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Pendergrass Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Goodman Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Jewell Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Parker Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 8.4 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 10.4 mi
- Piney River Area: 18.6 mi
- Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 20.1 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area: 21.0 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 5.6 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 18.9 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 20.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 14.3 mi
- M113: 23.7 mi
- Jeep: 23.8 mi
- UH-1: 23.8 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 20.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 23.0 mi
- Roadside Table: 23.5 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 18.7 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 18.9 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 23.5 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 20.4 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 22.2 mi
- Moulton Spring: 22.5 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 16.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 16.8 mi
- Cute: 18.0 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 18.6 mi
- Sam: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington Knob | N 349° | 775 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gort Knob | N 357° | 774 m | 21.5 mi |
| Walker Knob | N 354° | 766 m | 20.7 mi |
| Clayton Knob | NNW 348° | 749 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lee Knob | N 352° | 697 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 269° | 693 m | 17.2 mi |
| Potato Knob | NNW 340° | 679 m | 16.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | WNW 299° | 633 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:52 | 17:32 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 4 mi away.
- Sandhill Crane166 obs
- White-tailed Deer33 obs
- Whooping Crane26 obs
- Wild Turkey22 obs
- Bald Eagle20 obs
- resurrection fern20 obs
- American White Pelican18 obs
- Eastern Bluebird17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356811258
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