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Morganton

Morganton from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.64341, -84.22714

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 17
  • 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
Springs: 8
  • 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
Museums: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 15.2 mi
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salt Spring MountainSE 141°953 m15.7 mi
Look RockE 92°810.463 m16.1 mi
Stiffknee TopSE 136°732 m17.4 mi
Haw Knob Number OneSE 133°721 m17.0 mi
Tallasee MountainSE 132°650 m16.9 mi
Peaked TopS 182°565 m14.0 mi
Harlan MountainS 182°565 m14.0 mi
Pine MountainE 100°562 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2220:1920:57
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4416:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596775797872604942
Precip in5.05.25.15.24.34.25.13.84.23.04.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/153852986

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