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Payne View

Payne View, seen from above at true elevation

Payne View rises to 557 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam H. Werner Military Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31682332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21786, -85.84887

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harton Park: 1.8 mi
  • Manigault Park: 4.1 mi
  • Angel Park: 4.2 mi
  • Abbo's Alley: 4.2 mi
  • Shoup Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 28
Waterfalls: 21
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 3.8 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 5.2 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 5.8 mi
Springs: 19
  • Cave Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Holly Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 1.8 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 1.9 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 15.0 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 15.1 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 15.1 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Payne View. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainENE 58°715 m17.2 mi
Bunker HillENE 63°703 m21.6 mi
Stocker HillNE 53°654 m15.0 mi
Clouse HillNNE 30°634 m6.0 mi
West RamseyNE 48°627 m6.0 mi
Scott HillNE 55°623 m10.6 mi
Fults HillNE 55°619 m13.6 mi
East RamseyNE 51°616 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:4915:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747368574739
Precip in5.75.86.36.35.35.86.44.84.64.15.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356826317

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