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Places near Sewanee by type
All 253 places by distance →One day from Sewanee
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:29 pm
69 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Sewanee
- Woods Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Penile Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Thumping Dick Hollowviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Denny Cove Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Jackson Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Sewanee
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Sewanee?
Chapel of the Apostles (church, about 1 km), Thumping Dick Hollow (viewpoint, about 5 km), Denny Cove Falls (waterfall, about 12 km), Penile Hill (hill, about 15 km), Woods Reservoir (reservoir, about 21 km), Morgans Steep (viewpoint, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sewanee?
208 places on Spotwander: 84 hill stations & viewpoints, 37 waterfalls, 28 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 12 caves, 11 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Sewanee?
Morgans Steep, about 1 km by road; Thumping Dick Hollow (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Sewanee?
Bridal Veil Falls, about 3 km by road; Falls Branch Falls 15 (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sewanee?
Start in Sewanee, visit Woods Reservoir, then Penile Hill, then Thumping Dick Hollow, then Denny Cove Falls, then Jackson Lake, and drive back — about 69 km by road in all.