Clearwater Spring
Clearwater Spring is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Chestnut Mountain stands 768 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Denso Eco Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 26 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Denso Eco Park: 3.0 mi
- Regional Park: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Trail: 4.6 mi
- North City Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Fisher Field: 5.2 mi
- Kelly Hill: 7.9 mi
- The Knobs: 8.0 mi
- Presley Hill: 8.1 mi
- Red Hills: 9.6 mi
- Ingle Rocks: 10.0 mi
- Ward Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Eaves Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Lillard Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Butcher Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Hunter Bluff: 12.0 mi
- M60 Tank: 9.9 mi
- Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Company A: 15.3 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 18.9 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 18.9 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 19.2 mi
- Pine Branch Falls: 19.3 mi
- Deep Pool Cascades 8: 19.5 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 6.2 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Swift Museum: 9.9 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 15.3 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 16.9 mi
- Sensaboy Spring: 12.1 mi
- Holloway Spring: 12.9 mi
- Blue Spring: 14.5 mi
- Moulton Spring: 16.3 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 16.6 mi
- Piney Falls State Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Piney River Area: 19.2 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area: 20.9 mi
- Soak Creek State Scenic River: 21.1 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 22.5 mi
- The Lost Sea: 12.2 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 15.2 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 15.3 mi
- Caboose: 23.2 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 16.9 mi
- Roadside Table: 18.4 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 23.6 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 6.8 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 6.9 mi
- Cute: 6.1 mi
- Sam: 18.8 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Clearwater Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 156° | 768 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SE 139° | 721 m | 19.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SE 145° | 630 m | 18.3 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SSE 150° | 620 m | 19.4 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | SSE 152° | 603 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gee Knob | SSE 162° | 599 m | 20.5 mi |
| Starr Mountain | SSE 160° | 564 m | 20.0 mi |
| Williams Mountain | NNW 343° | 477 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 344 | 411 | 391 | 280 | 163 | 93.9 | 105 | 58.2 | 56.4 | 58.1 | 116 | 255 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sewee Creek Near Decatur, TN, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- American Bumble Bee4 obs
- fire pink4 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail4 obs
- Mournful Thyris Moth4 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee4 obs
- American Lady3 obs
- European Hornet3 obs
- Eastern Tailed-Blue3 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/910514670
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