Ghost town · Tennessee
Olympus
Olympus is a ghost town in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Skinner Mountain stands 550 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cordell Hull, a park 0.1 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
ghost town in Tennessee, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates36.58198, -85.18349
- 1.4 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 24.5 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Huddleston Knob: 4.4 mi
- Skull Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Hildreth Knob: 5.0 mi
- Poore Knob: 5.2 mi
- Regan Knob: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Accordion Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Stephens Point: 9.6 mi
- Little Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Long Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Round Cliff: 12.5 mi
Parks: 21
- Cordell Hull: 0.1 mi
- Cove Creek Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Obey River Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Lillydale Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Wolf River Marina: 2.9 mi
- Eagle Cove Marina: 3.5 mi
- Star Point Marina: 3.5 mi
- launch site for kayak: 3.6 mi
- Sunset Marina: 3.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Alvin C York Home: 12.7 mi
- Overton County Museum: 15.9 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 17.5 mi
- Old Jail: 17.5 mi
- Clay County Museum: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Handcock Falls: 16.1 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 23.4 mi
- Upper Waterloo Falls: 24.8 mi
- Waterloo Falls: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center: 20.2 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 21.9 mi
- Mud Camp Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Sgt. Alvin C. York Memorial: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Standing Stone State Park: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Stop: 19.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Buffalo Arch: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Olympus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skinner Mountain | SSE 156° | 550 m | 14.8 mi |
| Wright Mountain | ESE 117° | 541 m | 12.6 mi |
| King Mountain | SSE 164° | 541 m | 12.8 mi |
| Golman Mountain | E 87° | 536 m | 8.9 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | SE 128° | 535 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 195° | 534 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sewell Mountain | NNE 24° | 532 m | 10.4 mi |
| Double Top Mountain | SE 129° | 527 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Byrdstown, 3 mi away.
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