Fort Loudon State Historic Park
Fort Loudon State Historic Park is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Little Fodderstack stands 1,137 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial, a park 0.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stratton Ridge · 20 mi
- Whig Cove · 21 mi
- Haw Knob · 22 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sequoyah Birthplace Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Tellico Blockhouse State Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- McGee Carson Peninsula State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Toqua Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Morganton Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Big Hill: 4.3 mi
- High Top: 4.9 mi
- Terry Knob: 4.9 mi
- Lotterdale Knob: 5.5 mi
- Bat Creek Knobs: 6.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.5 mi
- Falls Branch Falls: 18.3 mi
- Baby Falls: 18.3 mi
- Bald River Falls: 18.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Blair Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Morton Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 0.8 mi
- McGhee: 1.5 mi
- Morganton: 3.8 mi
- Chota Monument: 5.2 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 5.6 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 0.7 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 5.5 mi
- Carmichael Inn Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 14.2 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 16.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 11.4 mi
- Hardin Spring: 15.2 mi
- Ebb and Flow Spring: 15.2 mi
- Herron Spring: 20.9 mi
- Huffine Spring: 20.9 mi
- Greenback Castle: 3.6 mi
- Caboose: 12.7 mi
- The Lost Sea: 12.8 mi
- Maryville Greenbelt Amphitheater: 17.8 mi
- Tree of Shame: 18.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Saratoga Pavillion: 18.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 24.8 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 6.5 mi
- Calderwood: 14.2 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 17.4 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Fort Loudon State Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fodderstack | SE 131° | 1,137 m | 14.7 mi |
| Salt Spring Mountain | SE 134° | 953 m | 12.5 mi |
| Look Rock | E 79° | 810.463 m | 15.6 mi |
| Stiffknee Top | SE 128° | 732 m | 14.3 mi |
| Haw Knob Number One | SE 124° | 721 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tallasee Mountain | ESE 122° | 650 m | 14.1 mi |
| Peaked Top | S 187° | 565 m | 10.4 mi |
| Harlan Mountain | S 187° | 565 m | 10.4 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 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 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, 14 mi away.
- Blue-fronted Dancer41 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler40 obs
- striped wintergreen39 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee33 obs
- Eastern Tailed-Blue31 obs
- Tufted Titmouse28 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel25 obs
- wild comfrey22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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