Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial
Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 262 m. Little Fodderstack stands 1,137 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 20 mi
- Whig Cove · 21 mi
- Haw Knob · 21 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Loudon State Historic Park: 0.7 mi
- McGee Carson Peninsula State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Notchy Creek Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Big Hill: 5.0 mi
- Terry Knob: 5.3 mi
- High Top: 5.4 mi
- Butler Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Lotterdale Knob: 6.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.3 mi
- Baby Falls: 17.7 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 17.7 mi
- Bald River Falls: 17.8 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Blair Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 1.4 mi
- McGhee: 2.2 mi
- Morganton: 4.4 mi
- Chota Monument: 5.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 5.5 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 0.1 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 13.0 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 14.8 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 15.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 4.2 mi
- The Lost Sea: 12.4 mi
- Caboose: 13.1 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 18.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 18.5 mi
- Poplar Spring: 12.0 mi
- Hardin Spring: 15.9 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 15.9 mi
- Huffine Spring: 21.2 mi
- Herron Spring: 21.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 19.3 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 6.9 mi
- Calderwood: 14.1 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.0 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fodderstack | SE 128° | 1,137 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flats Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,013 m | 15.1 mi |
| Salt Spring Mountain | SE 131° | 953 m | 12.2 mi |
| Stiffknee Top | SE 125° | 732 m | 14.1 mi |
| Haw Knob Number One | ESE 122° | 721 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tallasee Mountain | ESE 120° | 650 m | 13.9 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 186° | 565 m | 9.7 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | S 186° | 565 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir City, 15 mi away.
- Blue-fronted Dancer41 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler40 obs
- striped wintergreen39 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee33 obs
- Eastern Tailed-Blue31 obs
- Tufted Titmouse28 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel25 obs
- wild comfrey22 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/356848536
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