Loyston Point Recreation Area
Loyston Point Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Loyston, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tennessee Valley Authority
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 10.7 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 27.5 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 8 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 29 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chuck Swan Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 7.7 mi
- Norris Dam State Park: 8.2 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.4 mi
- Wilson Park: 8.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.7 mi
- Weavers Knob: 5.8 mi
- High Point: 6.4 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 6.7 mi
- Observation Point: 7.1 mi
- Loyston: 1.2 mi
- Agee: 4.1 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Top Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Ghosts of Convict Miners: 11.7 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 7.0 mi
- Norris Museum: 7.6 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 8.3 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 9.4 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 11.0 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Monks Corner: 10.2 mi
- River Ridge: 10.5 mi
- Hangover Rock: 14.0 mi
- Big Cliff: 14.8 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 16.0 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 17.8 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 20.4 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 21.3 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 21.8 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 20.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.8 mi
- Grow Lab: 22.1 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 22.2 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
- Aspire: 15.1 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 21.1 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 22.6 mi
- Abandoned Train: 24.5 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 18.3 mi
- Strong rock spring: 22.7 mi
- Otey Mill Spring: 23.0 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 21.1 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 22.1 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 22.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
- Whitley County Welcome Center Northbound: 25.0 mi
- Loyston: 1.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Loyston Point Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | WSW 251° | 1,075 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,075 m | 15.4 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,027 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | W 272° | 1,007 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | WSW 243° | 993 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hatmaker Knob | W 274° | 976 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ash Log Mountain | W 270° | 975 m | 18.5 mi |
| Grissel Knob | W 275° | 973 m | 16.9 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 | 19:01 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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