Loyston
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Loyston is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,004 m. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. 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
- 1004 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
- Loyston: 0.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Loyston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | WSW 254° | 1,075 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cross Mountain | 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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