Coon Creek Falls
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Coon Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 421 m. Potato Knob stands 679 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Creek Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Coon Creek Falls, is a 250 feet (76 m) plunge waterfall which shares a plunge pool with Fall Creek Falls. The falls are not always present, depending on the amount of precipitation in the area. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee in Fall Creek Falls State Park.
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Wikidata Q38310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 76 m
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzards Roost: 1.2 mi
- Bradden Knob: 2.8 mi
- Kellog Knob: 2.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.3 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 1.1 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Spencer City Park: 7.8 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 9.6 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 10.0 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 0.0 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Piney Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 0.1 mi
- George's Hole: 0.7 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 13.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 18.2 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 18.4 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 19.0 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 19.7 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 22.0 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 22.1 mi
- Medley Arch: 4.5 mi
- Copper Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 8.2 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 8.4 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 19.9 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 22.6 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 18.2 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 22.6 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 22.6 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- George's Hole: 0.6 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 14.4 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 21.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Coon Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | E 96° | 679 m | 15.3 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SW 219° | 670 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 205° | 664 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wright Mountain | SSW 200° | 649 m | 6.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 213° | 649 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | SSW 201° | 647 m | 7.9 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SW 216° | 645 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bonner Knob | SSW 213° | 644 m | 13.6 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
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6465600132
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