Bean Station Original Site
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
- 2.0 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 21.6 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 22.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boyd Knob: 3.7 mi
- Dalton Knob: 5.5 mi
- Stony Point Knob: 6.0 mi
- Gouge Knob: 6.3 mi
- Big Hollow Hill: 7.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Point Lookout: 8.4 mi
- Shelton Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Hopson Bluff: 9.5 mi
- White Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Bean Station History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 9.1 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Archie Campbell Museum Complex: 16.5 mi
- Bulls Gap Railroad Museum: 16.5 mi
- Crosby Pothole Refuge: 4.4 mi
- Johnson Ridge Small Wild Area: 6.0 mi
- Poor Valley Creek: 8.9 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 13.4 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 16.0 mi
- Tate Spring: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 4.5 mi
- Butchers Spring: 23.0 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 16.1 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 20.4 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 20.4 mi
- CDC Totem Pole: 11.4 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 15.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | ENE 70° | 808 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jabez Knob | NNE 26° | 771 m | 17.4 mi |
| Joppa Mountain | WSW 252° | 745 m | 15.4 mi |
| Devils Nose | ENE 66° | 727 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | NW 325° | 694 m | 9.9 mi |
| Short Mountain | NNE 14° | 678 m | 13.9 mi |
| Phoebe Butt | NNE 23° | 666 m | 21.5 mi |
| Donehew Head | WSW 247° | 643 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morristown Radio Wcrk, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/8328570818
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