Spence Field
Spence Field rises to 1,510 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Squires, a peak 0.5 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain highland meadow in Southeastern U.S.
Wikidata Q7575948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,509.76 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 18 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mt. Squires: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Top: 1.1 mi
- De Armond Bald: 1.4 mi
- Thunderhead Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Blockhouse Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 6.9 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 8.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 9.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 12.5 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 13.4 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 4.2 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lynn Camp Falls: 5.4 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 5.7 mi
- Indian Flats Falls: 5.9 mi
- Mynatt Park: 15.5 mi
- Swain County Park: 16.1 mi
- David Monteith Park: 16.8 mi
- Amerine Park: 17.5 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 17.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 7.9 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 15.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 15.8 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 16.7 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 16.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 14.0 mi
- Fort Harry: 15.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Emert Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Morton Bluff: 15.8 mi
- The Jump-up: 16.4 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 3.6 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Bear: 16.6 mi
- Fish: 18.4 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 23.0 mi
- Proctor: 6.3 mi
- Elkmont: 10.6 mi
- Judson: 14.6 mi
- Calderwood: 15.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 13.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 22.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 24.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Spence Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,685 m | 1.5 mi |
| Rocky Top | E 88° | 1,657 m | 1.1 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | SE 128° | 1,651 m | 1.6 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | E 81° | 1,596 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brier Knob | E 81° | 1,591 m | 3.0 mi |
| High Rocks | SE 125° | 1,578 m | 7.7 mi |
| Welch Bald | SE 132° | 1,578 m | 7.8 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ESE 102° | 1,565 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356773841
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