McMinn Field
McMinn Field is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 20 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Market Park: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Field: 1.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.4 mi
- North City Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- The Knobs: 2.0 mi
- Kelly Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Hills: 4.4 mi
- Cartwright Knob: 7.9 mi
- Goat Knob: 8.0 mi
- M60 Tank: 3.6 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Company A: 9.0 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 14.1 mi
- Ward Bluff: 6.6 mi
- White Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Eaves Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Butcher Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 14.1 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 0.2 mi
- Swift Museum: 3.7 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 9.0 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 17.8 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 6.4 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 18.4 mi
- Holloway Spring: 19.1 mi
- Blue Spring: 20.6 mi
- Moulton Spring: 22.5 mi
- Lowry Falls: 15.3 mi
- Benton Falls: 20.4 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 21.1 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 22.0 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 18.8 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 22.9 mi
- Roadside Table: 24.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 8.9 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 9.0 mi
- The Lost Sea: 11.7 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 5.0 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 5.0 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 23.6 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 24.6 mi
- Piney Falls State Natural Area: 24.6 mi
- Piney River Area: 24.9 mi
- Cute: 12.1 mi
- Parksville Beach: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of McMinn Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | S 172° | 921 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lowry Top | SSE 167° | 818 m | 16.5 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 156° | 768 m | 14.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 131° | 721 m | 13.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SE 139° | 630 m | 12.2 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SSE 148° | 620 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 150° | 603 m | 13.1 mi |
| Gee Knob | SSE 164° | 599 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 1 mi away.
- Amur honeysuckle9 obs
- American pokeweed7 obs
- Annual Honesty5 obs
- Chinese privet5 obs
- Polyphemus Moth4 obs
- American sycamore4 obs
- henbit deadnettle4 obs
- bird's-eye speedwell4 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 way/133733357
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