Fort Loudoun
Fort Loudoun is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 249 m. Little Fodderstack stands 1,137 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site, a park 0.3 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Fort Loudoun was a British fort located in what is now Monroe County, Tennessee. Constructed from 1756 until 1757 to help garner Cherokee support for the British at the outset of the French and Indian War, the fort was one of the first significant British outposts west of the Appalachian Mountains. The fort was designed by John William Gerard de Brahm, while its construction was supervised by Captain Raymond Demeré; the fort's garrison was commanded by Demeré's brother, Paul Demeré. It was named for the Earl of Loudoun, the commander of British forces in North America at the time. Relations between the garrison of Fort Loudoun and the local Cherokee inhabitants were initially cordial but soured in 1758 with hostilities between Cherokee fighters and Anglo-American settlers on the frontier in Virginia and South Carolina. After 16 Cherokee chiefs who were being held hostage at Fort Prince George were killed by the garrison on February 16, the Cherokee laid siege to Fort Loudoun in March 1760. The fort's garrison held out for several months, but diminishing supplies forced its surrender in August 1760. Hostile Cherokees attacked the fort's garrison at camp during its return to South Carolina, killing more than two dozen and taking most of the survivors prisoner. Many of them were ransomed. In retaliation, James Grant led a British expedition against the Middle Towns in North Carolina and Lower Towns in South Carolina. After the Cherokee sued for peace, a peace expedition was made to the Overhill country by Henry Timberlake. Based on the detailed descriptions of the fort's design by De Brahm and Demeré, and excavations conducted by the Works Progress Administration, the facility was reconstructed in the 1930s. Additional work was supported by the Fort Loudoun Association and the Tennessee Division of Archaeology in the 1970s and 1980s. The fort was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It was moved and reconstructed above the water levels of Tellico Lake, created in 1979. It is now the focus of Fort Loudoun State Historic Park.
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Wikidata Q5471547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 21 mi
- Whig Cove · 21 mi
- Haw Knob · 22 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Fort Loudon State Historic Park: 0.8 mi
- McGee Carson Peninsula State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Big Hill: 4.0 mi
- High Top: 4.8 mi
- Terry Knob: 5.1 mi
- Lotterdale Knob: 5.2 mi
- Red Knobs: 6.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.3 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.3 mi
- Abrams Falls: 18.2 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 18.3 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 18.4 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Morton Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 10.9 mi
- McGhee: 1.1 mi
- Morganton: 3.5 mi
- Chota Monument: 4.9 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 5.4 mi
- Lenoir Cotton Mill: 13.9 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 1.4 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 13.9 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 16.7 mi
- Greenback Castle: 2.8 mi
- Caboose: 12.6 mi
- The Lost Sea: 13.5 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 17.0 mi
- Tree of Shame: 18.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 11.2 mi
- Hardin Spring: 14.8 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 14.9 mi
- Herron Spring: 20.3 mi
- Huffine Spring: 21.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 18.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 24.2 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 6.6 mi
- Calderwood: 13.9 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.7 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Fort Loudoun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fodderstack | SE 134° | 1,137 m | 14.6 mi |
| Salt Spring Mountain | SE 137° | 953 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 106° | 843.265 m | 15.6 mi |
| Look Rock | E 80° | 810.463 m | 14.9 mi |
| Stiffknee Top | SE 131° | 732 m | 14.2 mi |
| Haw Knob Number One | SE 127° | 721 m | 13.9 mi |
| Tallasee Mountain | SE 125° | 650 m | 13.8 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 189° | 565 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir City, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000729OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/759470368
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