Morganton
Morganton is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Salt Spring Mountain stands 953 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Foothills Pointe Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Morganton was a community that developed on the Little Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. It was located 13.7 miles (22.0 km) above the mouth of the river at its confluence with Bakers Creek, flowing westward from Maryville. During its heyday in the 19th century, Morganton thrived as a flatboat port and regional business center. An important ferry operated at Morganton for nearly 170 years providing service across the river. The abandoned townsite was submerged in the late 20th century by creation of Tellico Lake, part of the Tellico Dam hydroelectric project completed in 1979 by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Due largely to the decline in river trade that occurred in the mid-19th century following construction of railroads in East Tennessee, Morganton was mostly deserted by the late 1960s. This was when the TVA began buying up property to prepare for construction of Tellico Dam. Since the flooding of the lake area, the Morganton Cemetery, which overlooks the former townsite, is all that remains of the community. A road and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency boat ramp are named for Morganton.
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Wikidata Q6911979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 248 m
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 24 mi
- Whig Cove · 25 mi
- Haw Knob · 26 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foothills Pointe Park: 0.4 mi
- Morganton Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Lotterdale Cove Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Clear Creek Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site: 3.2 mi
- Big Hill: 0.6 mi
- High Top: 1.7 mi
- Lotterdale Knob: 1.9 mi
- Terry Knob: 3.0 mi
- Red Knobs: 3.9 mi
- Blair Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Mizell Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Leeper Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 12.3 mi
- McGhee: 2.4 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 3.5 mi
- Chota Monument: 8.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 8.6 mi
- Lenoir Cotton Mill: 10.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.4 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 19.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 19.7 mi
- Aiken Branch Falls: 21.2 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 7.7 mi
- Hardin Spring: 11.5 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 11.5 mi
- Herron Spring: 17.3 mi
- Huffine Spring: 18.1 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 4.5 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 9.1 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 10.4 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 17.0 mi
- Greenback Castle: 3.9 mi
- Caboose: 9.3 mi
- The Lost Sea: 13.7 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 16.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 21.2 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 15.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Calderwood: 16.8 mi
- Wheat: 21.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 3.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Morganton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Spring Mountain | SE 141° | 953 m | 15.7 mi |
| Look Rock | E 92° | 810.463 m | 16.1 mi |
| Stiffknee Top | SE 136° | 732 m | 17.4 mi |
| Haw Knob Number One | SE 133° | 721 m | 17.0 mi |
| Tallasee Mountain | SE 132° | 650 m | 16.9 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 182° | 565 m | 14.0 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | S 182° | 565 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 100° | 562 m | 17.4 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 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/153852986
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