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Point Park

Point Park from directly overhead

Point Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Dayton Municipal Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
210 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.49103, -85.00724
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls: 37
  • Paine Creek Falls 10: 2.7 mi
  • Sale Creek Falls 40: 3.4 mi
  • North Pole Falls 17: 3.8 mi
  • Laurel Falls 80: 4.0 mi
  • Snow Falls 12: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 20
  • William Jennings Bryan: 0.4 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 0.4 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Blythe Ferry: 5.6 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 7
  • Rhea County Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 16.2 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Springs: 6
  • Mars Hill Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Clearwater Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Sensaboy Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 16.2 mi
  • Roadside Table: 19.3 mi
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • George's Hole: 22.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Chester Frost Park Beach: 22.9 mi
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 23.0 mi
  • Harrison Bay Park Beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 18.4 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainN 5°931 m20.1 mi
Dorton KnobN 4°910 m21.3 mi
Bear Den MountainN 7°893 m21.4 mi
Brady MountainN 5°893 m23.3 mi
Worthington KnobN 350°775 m13.9 mi
Gort KnobN 0°774 m16.3 mi
Walker KnobN 356°766 m15.5 mi
Brown MountainN 10°763 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1819:52
June solstice06:2620:2220:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5217:32

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
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel31 obs
  • Green Sunfish31 obs
  • American tuliptree20 obs
  • eastern redbud13 obs
  • eastern hemlock13 obs
  • white oak12 obs
  • Redbreast Sunfish9 obs
  • Great Blue Heron8 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 way/469594256

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