Loyston
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Loyston is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,004 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.
The story
Sunken human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q12061392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,004 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 24.5 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
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Wilson Park: 7.6 mi
- Little Stream Park: 7.9 mi
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 8.4 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.9 mi
- 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
- Agee: 5.2 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 9.8 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 12.6 mi
- Fort Anderson: 12.6 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 7.7 mi
- Norris Museum: 8.1 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 8.3 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.7 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 11.9 mi
- 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
- 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: 20.7 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 21.6 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 19.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.3 mi
- Grow Lab: 21.6 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 21.8 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Aspire: 15.4 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 20.6 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 21.8 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 17.6 mi
- Strong rock spring: 21.7 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 22.8 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 20.5 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 21.6 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 21.8 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 24.6 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 | 17.7 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | W 273° | 1,007 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | W 275° | 976 m | 18.4 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 | 18.0 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8362747433
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