Kelly Falls
Kelly Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 504 m. Camp Creek Bald stands 1,480 m to the east-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Overlook Access, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 5.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.6 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 5.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 14.2 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 16.0 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ricker Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bellcow Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Chuckey Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Paint Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Paint Creek Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Andrew Johnson Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Rich-Laurel Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 7.3 mi
- Dudley Falls: 1.4 mi
- Ricker Branch Falls: 1.5 mi
- Spring Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Needles Falls: 7.4 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Vann Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Blackstack Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Whiterock Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 5.4 mi
- Shelton Laurel Massacre: 6.6 mi
- McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 12.8 mi
- Valentine Sevier Home: 12.8 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 15.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.6 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 9.2 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.1 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 17.2 mi
- Burnett Spring: 18.6 mi
- The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 12.8 mi
- City Garage Car Museum: 12.8 mi
- Doak House Museum: 14.5 mi
- David Crockett Museum: 19.2 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 19.7 mi
- Overlook Access: 0.1 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 1.6 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 20.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
- Wasp: 9.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 11.6 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Kelly Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Creek Bald | ENE 66° | 1,480 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,438 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,430 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tennessee Bluff | SSW 202° | 1,406 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Firescald Knob | ENE 64° | 1,382 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Firescald Knob | ENE 64° | 1,373 m | 9.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,211 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Knob | ENE 74° | 1,162 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 3,821 | 3,995 | 3,660 | 3,668 | 3,176 | 2,256 | 2,370 | 2,362 | 2,014 | 1,982 | 2,096 | 2,852 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge French Broad River AT Hot Springs, NC, 6 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/13775128290
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