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. 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
- Piney Creek Falls: 0.0 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
- Whale Face Rock: 1.6 mi
- George's Hole: 2.3 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 13.7 mi
- Cumberland Caverns: 16.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 17.7 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
- William Jennings Bryan: 24.2 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 24.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.2 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 15.8 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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