Tennessee Wildlife Refuge
Tennessee Wildlife Refuge is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 211 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Garrison Bluff, a cliff 2.3 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 211 m
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 27 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge: 2.7 mi
- Armstrong Ferry Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Blythe Ferry Goose Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Frazier Park: 3.7 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Stokes Hill: 4.2 mi
- Joe Smith Hill: 6.1 mi
- The Knobs: 6.7 mi
- Texas Knobs: 6.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Paine Creek Falls 10: 8.3 mi
- Sale Creek Falls 40: 9.1 mi
- North Pole Falls 17: 9.5 mi
- Laurel Falls 80: 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Hollow Falls: 9.5 mi
- Garrison Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Goodman Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Jewell Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Pendergrass Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Eads Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Memorial Wall: 4.0 mi
- Routes Amphitheater: 4.0 mi
- History Wall: 4.0 mi
- Blythe Ferry: 4.1 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 6.2 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 9.2 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Piney River Area: 17.5 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area: 20.0 mi
- Piney Falls State Natural Area: 21.0 mi
- Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 18.9 mi
- Museum Center at 5ive Points: 19.0 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 17.7 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 20.5 mi
- Moulton Spring: 20.8 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 22.9 mi
- Holloway Spring: 23.6 mi
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 17.0 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 24.4 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 24.5 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 18.9 mi
- Roadside Table: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 24.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 14.2 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 14.2 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 20.8 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- Cute: 15.4 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 18.7 mi
- Sam: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tennessee Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | N 355° | 931 m | 24.5 mi |
| Worthington Knob | NNW 341° | 775 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gort Knob | N 350° | 774 m | 21.0 mi |
| Walker Knob | NNW 347° | 766 m | 20.4 mi |
| Clayton Knob | NNW 340° | 749 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lee Knob | NNW 344° | 697 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 267° | 693 m | 19.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | NNW 331° | 679 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:21 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 4 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle2 obs
- obedient plant2 obs
- Spreading Rockcress2 obs
- Unexpected Cycnia Moth2 obs
- Sandhill Crane2 obs
- Brown Creeper1 obs
- Northern Map Turtle1 obs
- mayapple1 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/356850744
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