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Historic L&N Caboose

Historic L&N Caboose from directly overhead

Historic L&N Caboose is an attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Company A, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
L&N Depot Museum

How to reach it

Coordinates35.32309, -84.52436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Historic Firetruck: 0.1 mi
  • The Lost Sea: 15.6 mi
  • Prayer Mountain: 20.8 mi
  • Arise and Shine Marker: 20.8 mi
  • Garden Tomb: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lowry Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 12.3 mi
  • Big Lost Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Benton Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Rock Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.7 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.8 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Historic L&N Caboose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeSSW 192°921 m9.3 mi
Lowry TopS 185°818 m8.2 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 165°768 m5.1 mi
Black MountainE 98°721 m5.6 mi
Black MountainSE 126°702 m11.3 mi
Presswood MountainS 190°700 m10.4 mi
Cataska MountainESE 107°676 m10.3 mi
Borin TopESE 107°676 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1221590953

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