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Bean Station Original Site

Bean Station Original Site from directly overhead

Bean Station Original Site is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Short Mountain stands 808 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tate Springs Historic Site, a park 1.6 miles away. East Tennessee Crossing passes 2.0 miles off.

The original site of the Bean Station community before its inundation by the flooding of the Holston River by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1942.

The story

Town in Grainger and Hawkins counties, Tennessee, United States

Dates from 1996.

Wikidata Q3475621, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32493, -83.36923

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Tate Springs Historic Site: 1.6 mi
  • Harrell Park: 2.5 mi
  • Noeton Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
  • Bean Station Town Park: 4.8 mi
  • Bean Station Public Library: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Clinchdale Farm: 1.9 mi
  • Old Lee Highway: 2.4 mi
  • Rocky Summit: 4.3 mi
  • Bean Station Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Hamblen County Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 3
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Bean Station Original Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainENE 70°808 m11.2 mi
Jabez KnobNNE 26°771 m17.4 mi
Joppa MountainWSW 252°745 m15.4 mi
Devils NoseENE 66°727 m22.0 mi
Sharp MountainNW 325°694 m9.9 mi
Short MountainNNE 14°678 m13.9 mi
Phoebe ButtNNE 23°666 m21.5 mi
Donehew HeadWSW 247°643 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1720:1720:55
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:4216:4317:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048576673777570594740
Precip in4.04.54.94.43.74.54.73.33.22.83.44.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown Radio Wcrk, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/8328570818

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