Tennessee Tornado
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Tennessee Tornado is an attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. Balsam Point stands 1,774 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Eagle, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Tennessee Tornado is a roller coaster at Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States. It debuted April 17, 1999, and was Dollywood's first major coaster expansion as well as one of Arrow Dynamics' last major coasters. The ride opened in a valley location previously occupied by Thunder Express, an Arrow Dynamics Mine Train roller coaster relocated from Six Flags St. Louis in 1989 and opened in 2002 at Magic Springs. The theming behind the coaster is set In the late 1800's when a strong tornado sweeps through Tennessee, pulling all of the minecarts out of a local mineshaft and throwing them about.
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Wikidata Q2403629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 23.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 9 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 14 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Eagle: 0.1 mi
- Barnstormer Ride: 0.2 mi
- Lumberjack Lift: 0.2 mi
- Thunderhead: 0.3 mi
- Rocky Top Mountain Coaster: 1.0 mi
- Davids Knob: 1.3 mi
- Painters Knob: 1.6 mi
- Shields Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Seaton Top: 2.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Knob: 2.6 mi
- Patriot Park: 1.3 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 3.3 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 4.8 mi
- Paine Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Mills Park: 6.0 mi
- Thousand Drips: 6.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 7.2 mi
- Baskins Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Laurel Falls: 8.8 mi
- Grotto Falls: 9.4 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 0.4 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cooter's Place: 2.8 mi
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation: 4.6 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 4.9 mi
- The Shinbone: 4.0 mi
- East End: 7.1 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Cat Stairs: 10.7 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 1.3 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 1.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 7.9 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Fish: 1.6 mi
- Bear: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Statue: 5.5 mi
- Dolly Parton: 5.5 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 24.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 9.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 11.1 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 21.7 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 21.7 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 22.0 mi
- Strong rock spring: 18.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 21.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 22.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 24.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 23.7 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 23.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 24.7 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 20.8 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 22.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Tennessee Tornado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Point | SSE 162° | 1,773.94 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 145° | 1,498.69 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lookout Rock | SE 144° | 1,354.1 m | 9.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 146° | 1,314.3 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bull Head | SSE 166° | 1,310.94 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Winnesoka | SE 146° | 1,305.86 m | 8.7 mi |
| Phils View | SSW 205° | 1,185.75 m | 7.4 mi |
| Chinquapin Knob | SSW 209° | 1,144 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/501777295
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