Piney Creek Falls
Piney Creek Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. Lockhart Hill stands 694 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzards Roost, a peak 1.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Waterfall on Piney Creek in Tennessee, USA.
Wikidata Q38050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzards Roost: 1.1 mi
- Kellog Knob: 4.4 mi
- Bradden Knob: 4.4 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.5 mi
- Fall Creek Falls State Park: 2.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Spencer City Park: 6.4 mi
- Latimer Scout Reservation: 10.4 mi
- Bledsoe County Ball Park: 11.2 mi
- Coon Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cane Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rockhouse Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 1.6 mi
- George's Hole: 2.3 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 16.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 17.7 mi
- M113: 22.0 mi
- Bridgestone-Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 20.6 mi
- Cumberland Spring Area: 21.3 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 21.7 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 23.3 mi
- Medley Arch: 3.7 mi
- Copper Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Yellow Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Burritt Alumni Museum: 6.7 mi
- Van Buren County Historical and Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- Coke Oven Museum: 20.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 24.2 mi
- Old Shelter (ruins): 16.6 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 24.2 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 24.2 mi
- George's Hole: 2.3 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 15.4 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 20.4 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 23.5 mi
- Pinhook: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Piney Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Hill | SSW 200° | 694 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jakes Mountain | SSW 212° | 670 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 199° | 664 m | 14.2 mi |
| Wright Mountain | S 186° | 649 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 205° | 649 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hitchcox Mountain | S 189° | 647 m | 8.0 mi |
| Smartt Mountain | SSW 203° | 645 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bonner Knob | SSW 206° | 644 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5588774607
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