Meigs Falls
Meigs Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 447 m. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Creek Twin Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Waterfall in Blount County, Tennessee, United States.
Wikidata Q34843933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 9 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 15 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 15 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 2.0 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 3.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 5.6 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 7.0 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 7.0 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 1.0 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 1.1 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 2.4 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Mannis Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Little Roundtop: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 1.6 mi
- Curry He Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Curry She Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fodderstack Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mynatt Park: 9.3 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 10.0 mi
- Patriot Park: 10.7 mi
- Mills Park: 13.6 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 14.5 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 4.4 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 8.8 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 9.2 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 9.3 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 6.8 mi
- East End: 10.2 mi
- Alum Cave: 13.0 mi
- The Shinbone: 15.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 10.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 10.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 11.5 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 7.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.9 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 24.0 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 24.0 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Bear: 10.2 mi
- Fish: 10.6 mi
- Veterans Statue: 15.0 mi
- Dolly Parton: 15.0 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 9.8 mi
- Greenbrier: 16.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 21.5 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 21.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Elkmont: 5.4 mi
- Proctor: 13.8 mi
- Judson: 19.3 mi
- Calderwood: 21.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Strong rock spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Meigs Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,685 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cold Spring Knob | SSE 149° | 1,596 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brier Knob | S 182° | 1,591 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Davis | SSE 161° | 1,534 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ben Parton Lookout | SE 138° | 1,482 m | 7.0 mi |
| Peak 4820 | S 174° | 1,469 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dripping Spring Mountain | SE 134° | 1,467 m | 5.8 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | S 178° | 1,406 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 421 | 467 | 485 | 387 | 292 | 207 | 194 | 160 | 131 | 127 | 216 | 355 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little River Above Townsend, TN, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2330052755
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