The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum
The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 13 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 19 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 19 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 0.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Alie Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Luke Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mark Mountain: 1.9 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 1.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 1.8 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 3.9 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 6.2 mi
- The Coaster At Goats On The Roof: 11.0 mi
- Amerine Park: 11.5 mi
- Wildwood Park: 11.9 mi
- John Sevier Park: 12.2 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 12.3 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 12.5 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 2.8 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 3.4 mi
- Meigs Falls: 4.4 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 4.8 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 10.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 12.6 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 13.3 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 13.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 13.3 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 13.2 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 13.3 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 13.5 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 13.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Emert Bluff: 2.5 mi
- East End: 11.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 5.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Vista Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 21.1 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 21.1 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 21.2 mi
- Fish: 13.4 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 13.5 mi
- Bear: 14.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 16.8 mi
- Dolly Parton: 16.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 14.1 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 19.0 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 19.4 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Elkmont: 9.8 mi
- Proctor: 14.2 mi
- Calderwood: 18.1 mi
- Judson: 21.7 mi
- Strong rock spring: 23.6 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,685.16 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mt. Squires | S 176° | 1,540.46 m | 7.9 mi |
| Spence Field | S 172° | 1,509.76 m | 7.9 mi |
| McCampbell Knob | S 185° | 1,359.1 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pole Knob | SSW 193° | 1,330.75 m | 7.8 mi |
| Meigs Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,221.63 m | 7.9 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | SSE 154° | 1,221.07 m | 6.5 mi |
| Cold Water Knob | S 173° | 1,219.73 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4250436735
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