Paint Creek Recreation Area
Paint Creek Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 531 m. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ricker Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 5.1 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 14.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 17.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bellcow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Paint Rock: 1.9 mi
- Paint Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Chuckey Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 0.2 mi
- Dudley Falls: 0.3 mi
- Kelly Falls: 1.6 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Needles Falls: 6.7 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Vann Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.7 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.1 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 7.2 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 14.1 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 14.2 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 14.1 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 14.1 mi
- Doak House Museum: 16.0 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 20.0 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 20.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 7.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 14.6 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 15.5 mi
- Burnett Spring: 17.4 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 0.5 mi
- Overlook Access: 1.8 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 11.3 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 18.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 18.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Wasp: 8.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Paint Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | ENE 62° | 1,480 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,438 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,430 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | SSW 199° | 1,406 m | 8.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 214° | 1,290 m | 9.1 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,276 m | 9.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,226 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,211 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 5 mi away.
- Allegheny River Cruiser29 obs
- Dragonhunter25 obs
- Slaty Skimmer23 obs
- Calico Pennant22 obs
- Banded Pennant22 obs
- Variable Dancer19 obs
- Widow Skimmer18 obs
- Lancet Clubtail16 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/356887396
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