Charlotte Falls
Charlotte Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Hampton Mountain stands 616 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackburn Fork State Scenic River, a park 0.3 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 35 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackburn Fork State Scenic River: 0.3 mi
- Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Roaring River State Scenic River: 4.8 mi
- Spring Creek State Scenic River: 5.2 mi
- Putnam County Sports Complex: 7.2 mi
- Kenneth Rise: 0.4 mi
- Seven Knobs: 1.7 mi
- Tater Knob: 4.0 mi
- Steprock Hill: 4.2 mi
- Booger Hill: 6.1 mi
- Pendleton Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Hardscrabble Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Dave Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Wpa Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Harris Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Savannah Falls: 0.5 mi
- Cummins Falls: 2.3 mi
- Wash Morgan Falls: 3.7 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cookeville Childrens Museum: 8.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cookeville History Museum: 8.8 mi
- Soard Properties Museum: 8.8 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 9.9 mi
- TTU Eagle Statue: 7.9 mi
- Standing Stone State Park: 15.0 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 7.9 mi
- CRMC Basin Garden: 8.3 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 9.5 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 17.0 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 18.7 mi
- Spring Shelter: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Charlotte Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Mountain | ESE 112° | 616 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tyler Mountain | ESE 108° | 597 m | 18.8 mi |
| Blaylock Mountain | ESE 117° | 593 m | 13.5 mi |
| Copeland Mountain | ESE 107° | 585 m | 18.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | E 95° | 582 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bee Rock | SE 125° | 574 m | 18.6 mi |
| Alpine Mountain | ENE 73° | 574 m | 19.2 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 103° | 572 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 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 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesboro, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 207 | 267 | 258 | 163 | 96.7 | 65.8 | 51.8 | 31.4 | 24.7 | 20.8 | 49.1 | 129 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Roaring River Near Hilham, TN, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11712182826
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