Boring
Boring is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Boring is located off Tennessee State Route 75 in Southern Sullivan County, southeast of Kingsport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Boring, Tennessee” and “Boring, TN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boone Dam.
Boone Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Boone Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River on the border between Sullivan County and Washington County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Boone Dam is situated 1½ miles southwest of Boring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spurgeon and Oak Grove.
Spurgeon
Village
Spurgeon is a census-designated place in Sullivan and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 3,957 at the 2010 census. The Washington County portion of Spurgeon is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sullivan County portion is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Spurgeon is situated 2½ miles southwest of Boring.
Oak Grove
Village
Oak Grove is a census-designated place in Washington County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,425 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Oak Grove is situated 3 miles south of Boring.
Gray
Village
Gray is a census-designated place in Washington County, Tennessee, United States and a suburb of Johnson City. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Gray is situated 4 miles southwest of Boring.
Boring
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.45705° or 36° 27′ 25″ northLongitude
-82.41931° or 82° 25′ 10″ westElevation
1,407 feet (429 metres)Open location code
868VFH4J+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 154022752OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Boring” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Boring”
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