Fall Creek Falls
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Fall Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Potato Knob stands 679 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Creek Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
The story
Fall Creek Falls is a 256-foot (78 m) tall sheer-drop waterfall located in Fall Creek Falls State Park near Spencer, Tennessee. It is the tallest waterfall of such kind east of the Mississippi River (within the United States). A short trail leads from the parking lot atop the plateau down to the base of the gorge, giving access to the waterfall's plungepool. When water flow is sufficient, Coon Creek Falls shares a plungepool.
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Wikidata Q5432024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 78 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
- Coon Creek Falls: 0.0 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 0.4 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;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: 22.0 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: 0.5 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 Fall 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 | 15.2 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 | 8.0 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/4479455716
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