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East Tennessee's major landforms. East Tennessee is located within three major geological divisions of the Appalachian Mountains: the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with North Carolina in the east; the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (usually called the "Great Appalachian Valley" or "Tennessee Valley" [a]) in the center; and the Cumberland Plateau in the west, part of which is in Middle ...
Tennessee is in the Southeastern United States.Most of the state is considered part of the Upland South, and the eastern third is part of Appalachia. [1] Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), or 2.2%, is water.
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The Tri-Cities is the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name in Virginia.
Of course, Dollywood isn’t all that this eastern Tennessee town has going for it. Hit up the live music venues and scenic hiking trails, plus the myriad museums. (There’s even one dedicated to ...
The vast majority of Rocky Top is located in northern Anderson County with a small portion in Campbell County. The city is the northern terminus of U.S. Route 441. Interstate 75 serves the city with two exits and leads south 24 miles (39 km) to Knoxville and north 145 miles (233 km) to Lexington, Kentucky. U.S. Route 25W also travels through ...
U.S. Route 421 (US 421) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 43.4 miles (69.8 km) in East Tennessee, connecting the cities of Mountain City and Bristol. The entire route is overlapped with SR 34, save for approximately a half mile between US 11E/US 19 and the Virginia State Line.
Watts Bar's sport fishing ratings for crappie, black crappie, largemouth bass, and spotted bass are at or near the top in the TVA system. [3] ( The state of Tennessee advises against eating fish caught in certain areas of the lake due to PCB contamination.) [4] The area also provides many opportunities for birdwatching, with an extremely large population of great blue herons, over 120 nesting ...