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Carving toolsSharps Chapel has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 12 are within 25 miles. From Knoxville, TN, Sharps Chapel lies roughly 26 miles to the north.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: blueberries from mid June.
Based on the typical seasons for Tennessee, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around April 22). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Within 25 miles of Sharps Chapel there are 13 farms on our map in 9 towns. Among them: 6 corn mazes, 4 with blueberries, 4 pumpkin patches, 1 with blackberries and 1 orchard with apples. 6 of them list a website or Facebook page with current hours.
Sharps Chapel's own U-pick farm is Lost Creek Corn Maze, with corn maze. It posts updates online and sits on 421 Big Valley Road. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | Lost Creek Corn Maze Sharps Chapel | in town | 6 |
| Blueberries | Seven Springs Farm Maynardville | 6 mi | 4 |
| Pumpkins | The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm Corryton | 12 mi | 4 |
| Blackberries | Still Waters Farm Knoxville | 15 mi | 1 |
| Apples | Clift Orchard Strawberry Plains | 24 mi | 1 |
| Grapes | Seven Springs Farm Maynardville | 6 mi | 1 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Tennessee; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Sharps Chapel the last spring frost usually comes around April 22, and the first fall frost around October 25. That leaves about 184 frost-free days for the farms.
| Crop | Typical season in Tennessee | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn maze | September to October | 70–80 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 44 °F and days reach 70 °F, so a jacket helps for a maze walk late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Sharps Chapel, 15 miles away. The actual dates in Sharps Chapel can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Sharps Chapel, 15 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Sharps Chapel: Lost Creek Corn Maze. Within 25 miles there are 12 more.
The farms here list corn maze most often. Crops ripen at different times each year, so it pays to check ahead.
Around April 22 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 25. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Sharps Chapel, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Sharps Chapel: Lost Creek Corn Maze. Within 25 miles we list 6 farms with corn maze in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Seven Springs Farm in Maynardville, about 6 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Tennessee is June to July.
The Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch at Oakes Farm in Corryton, about 12 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Tennessee is September to October.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know, we update the list regularly.