Big Rock Island
Big Rock Island rises to 269 m in Tennessee. Little Frog Mountain stands 1,017 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Powerhouse Recreation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31662770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 269 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 11 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powerhouse Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
- Towee Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Lost Creek Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Hiwassee State Scenic River: 3.1 mi
- Hiwassee River Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- McCulley Mountain: 1.5 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Towee Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pond Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Hankins Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 3.4 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lowry Falls: 6.3 mi
- Benton Falls: 10.0 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 7.6 mi
- Company A: 10.6 mi
- World War I Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 10.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 10.7 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 11.2 mi
- Garden Tomb: 11.2 mi
- White Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Panther Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.7 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 14.3 mi
- Swift Museum: 16.0 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 19.8 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 23.5 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 1.2 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Parksville Beach: 12.9 mi
- Shady Beach: 14.6 mi
- Shady Beach: 14.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 21.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Big Rock Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Frog Mountain | S 175° | 1,017 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | S 175° | 1,016 m | 6.7 mi |
| Peels Top | ENE 69° | 990 m | 10.3 mi |
| Smith Mountain | SSE 159° | 946 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | W 271° | 921 m | 7.3 mi |
| Peels High Top | ENE 70° | 907 m | 9.4 mi |
| Panther Knob | S 181° | 895 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peavine Mountain | SSW 206° | 864 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356884112
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