Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min6:22 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:41 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F55 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days55 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tellico Plains station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSmoky Mountain Christian Camp Lakelake · under a mileSanford Gray Lake Number Onelake · 1.0 miUNICOI TURNPIKE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.7 miPeels High Toppeak · 1.9 miRound Toppeak · 4.9 miWest Fork Hiwassee Riverriver · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 129,083 acresHiwassee/Ocoeestate park · 14.9 mi · 100 acresNantahala National Forestnational forest · 15.3 miWilliam L. Davenport Refugestate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 106 acresFort Loudonstate park · 23.3 mi · 438 acresTellico Lake - Chota Unitnational conservation area · 23.4 mi · 262 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197343 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonroe County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 357 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McMinn County, TN, 22 mi away
Drinking waterMadisonville Water Deptserves 15,087 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,613 ft492 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStarr Regional Medical Center - Athens21.8 miPost officeCoker Creek Post Office1.1 miTown hallTellico Plains City Hall8.1 miPoliceTellico Plains Police Department8.1 miFire stationCoker Creek Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCoker Creek Elementary School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS43 miInterstateI-7525 miUS highwayUS 41114 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS72 miCoachAthens ExxonGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37314 ZIP area.
