Ghost town · Tennessee
Loyston
Loyston is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Loyston Point Recreation Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 7.8 miles off.
sunken human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.26536, -83.94992
- 7.8 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 27.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 9 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 7.6 mi
- Little Stream Park: 7.8 mi
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 8.5 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.9 mi
Peaks
- Weavers Knob: 5.7 mi
- Miller Knobs: 6.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.8 mi
- High Point: 7.2 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Agee: 5.2 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 9.7 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 12.6 mi
- Fort Anderson: 12.6 mi
Museums: 22
- Lenoir Museum: 7.8 mi
- Norris Museum: 8.2 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 8.2 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.8 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Longmire Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Monks Corner: 9.9 mi
- River Ridge: 11.1 mi
- Signal Point: 14.0 mi
- Kitts Point: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 16.8 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 20.6 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- Baxter Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 20.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.3 mi
- Grow Lab: 21.6 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Aspire: 15.5 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 20.6 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Love's Creek Spring: 17.6 mi
- Strong rock spring: 21.7 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Alex Haley Statue: 20.5 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 21.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Loyston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,075 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Flag Pole | WSW 254° | 1,075 m | 16.3 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,027 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | W 273° | 1,007 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | W 275° | 976 m | 18.5 mi |
| Grissel Knob | W 276° | 973 m | 18.0 mi |
| Huckaby Knob | WNW 286° | 953 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pine Bald | W 280° | 935 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 7 mi away.
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