Park · Tennessee
Possum Creek Recreation Area
Possum Creek Recreation Area is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 220 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.30118, -85.09023
- 17.2 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 24.2 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 25 mi
- Ropers Rock · 25 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 25 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 1.5 mi
- Murphy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Locust Hill: 5.3 mi
- Oliver Hill: 5.7 mi
- Bakewell Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Soddy Marine Park: 3.7 mi
- Soddy Municipal Park: 3.8 mi
- Northend Ball Park: 3.8 mi
- Grasshopper Creek Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Sale Creek Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Site of Salem Baptist Church: 3.9 mi
- Conner Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Site #4 - Incline Control House: 5.6 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 5.7 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 33
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 9.5 mi
- M113: 17.9 mi
- Jeep: 17.9 mi
- UH-1: 17.9 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Hobo Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Parker Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Denny Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Pendergrass Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Gann Bluff: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Richey Ridge Falls 18: 5.7 mi
- Little Possum Falls 25: 6.1 mi
- Imodium Falls: 6.6 mi
- Hogskin Branch: 9.0 mi
- Legget Branch Falls 30: 9.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 15.7 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Grand Junction: 17.4 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary: 11.5 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 11.9 mi
- Cartter Patten Easement: 12.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 12.9 mi
- Enterprise South Nature Park: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Little Debbie: 16.9 mi
- Christmas Tree Cake: 16.9 mi
- Summertime: 18.9 mi
- Summertime (Art in Neighborhoods bus stop wrap): 18.9 mi
- Woodland Tiger: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 6
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 15.4 mi
- rain garden: 17.3 mi
- Garden of Prayer: 17.4 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 21.4 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 9.0 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 13.9 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Saddleback Platform: 20.2 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 24.3 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 24.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area #2: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 19.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Possum Creek Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 280° | 703 m | 23.8 mi |
| Buck Knob | NW 304° | 693 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flat Mountain | WNW 291° | 684 m | 22.6 mi |
| Potato Knob | N 1° | 679 m | 23.6 mi |
| Vance Mountain | NW 314° | 632 m | 23.1 mi |
| Basin Mountain | NNW 332° | 631 m | 21.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 330° | 630 m | 21.5 mi |
| Buck Knob | WNW 292° | 625 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:53 | 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 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 9 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer7 obs
- House Finch4 obs
- Northern Cardinal3 obs
- Green Salamander3 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail3 obs
- Joro Spider3 obs
- Turkey Vulture2 obs
- Bald Eagle2 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/356873922
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