Otey Mill Spring
Otey Mill Spring is a spring in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. White Rocks stands 1,019 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 4.6 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 5.1 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 6.0 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 6 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 6 mi
- Norris Dam Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powell Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Nicholson Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Bryson Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Tri-State Peak: 5.2 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 5.4 mi
- Southside Park: 4.0 mi
- Fords Woods Park: 4.6 mi
- Soccer Fields: 5.0 mi
- Harrogate City Park: 5.1 mi
- Harrogate Little League: 5.6 mi
- Sheeplick Point: 5.3 mi
- Big Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Monks Corner: 12.9 mi
- Chain Rock: 14.3 mi
- Hangover Rock: 15.9 mi
- Martin's Station: 13.3 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 13.4 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 14.6 mi
- Civil War: 22.2 mi
- Loyston: 22.8 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 21.0 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 22.4 mi
- Knox Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
- Campbell County Historical: 23.9 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 16.7 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 20.5 mi
- Butchers Spring: 4.4 mi
- Tri-State Point: 5.2 mi
- Loyston: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Otey Mill Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks | ENE 64° | 1,019 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bryson Mountain | WNW 285° | 976 m | 5.2 mi |
| Brush Mountain | NE 52° | 954 m | 12.5 mi |
| Stout Knob | WSW 246° | 892 m | 12.7 mi |
| Nicholson Mountain | WNW 296° | 873 m | 2.4 mi |
| Jackson Knob | NE 42° | 862 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 286° | 860 m | 7.2 mi |
| Koker Knob | WSW 248° | 850 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:43 | 17:24 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tazewell, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,882 | 2,272 | 2,299 | 1,733 | 1,093 | 672 | 549 | 457 | 282 | 333 | 643 | 1,346 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Powell River Near Arthur, TN, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Common Box Turtle4 obs
- Eastern Newt3 obs
- red deadnettle2 obs
- Northern Cardinal1 obs
- Upland Chorus Frog1 obs
- North American Racer1 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander1 obs
- Eastern Fence Lizard1 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/8060109303
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