Picnic site · Tennessee
George's Hole
George's Hole is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Lockhart Hill stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.66139, -85.34605
- 8.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buzzards Roost: 1.8 mi
- Bradden Knob: 2.3 mi
- Kellog Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.5 mi
- Blair Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks: 37
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 0.4 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Spencer City Park: 8.4 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 8.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.2 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 0.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 19.0 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 21.5 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- George's Hole: 0.1 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 0.7 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 13.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 18.6 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Medley Arch: 5.1 mi
- Copper Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 18.7 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 18.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 8.8 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 19.7 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Old Shelter (ruins): 18.7 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 21.9 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 22.0 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Schwoon Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Saddleback Platform: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of George's Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Hill | SSW 208° | 694 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Knob | E 95° | 679 m | 14.7 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SW 222° | 670 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 208° | 664 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSW 205° | 649 m | 6.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 216° | 649 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSW 206° | 647 m | 7.9 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SW 221° | 645 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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