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Obar Spring

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Elevation, modelled
227 m
Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
Bunker Hill703 m · 23.8 mi
Nearest byway
Lookout Mountain Parkway3.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:00local time
Coordinates
35.0242, -85.4063
Obar Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Obar Spring is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled 227 m. Bunker Hill stands 703 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Raccoon Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Obar Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillNNW 346°703 m23.8 mi
Round TopS 180°647 m12.9 mi
Buck KnobNNE 19°625 m24.5 mi
Suck Creek MountainN 352°624.84 m11.1 mi
Round KnobNNE 14°601 m9.3 mi
Buck KnobNNE 19°595 m13.7 mi
Fox MountainSSW 205°591 m21.8 mi
Fox MountainSSW 204°584 m21.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 38
Cliffs: 29
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 6
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:54
June solstice06:2920:2221:00
September equinox07:3019:0719:40
December solstice07:4716:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673767570594841
Precip in5.56.05.65.54.34.24.84.04.93.84.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14222722015187.533.938.423.733.832.542.8127

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattanooga Creek AT Ga193, Near Flintstone, GA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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