Bussell Island
Bussell Island, formerly Lenoir Island, is an island located at the mouth of the Little Tennessee River, at its confluence with the Tennessee River in Loudon County, near the U.S. city of Lenoir City, Tennessee.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Little Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States
- Also known as: “40LD17”, “Bussells Island”, “Lenoir Island”, and “Park Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Tellico Dam and Lenoir Cotton Mill.
Lenoir Cotton Mill
Ruins
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.Fort Loudoun Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenoir City and Unitia.
Unitia
Hamlet
Unitia is an Unincorporated community of Loudon County, Tennessee. Unitia is situated 5 miles southeast of Bussell Island.
Shady Grove
Hamlet
Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Shady Grove is situated 5 miles northeast of Bussell Island.
Bussell Island
- Categories: river island, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Loudon, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.77869° or 35° 46′ 43″ north
Longitude
-84.2552° or 84° 15′ 19″ west
Elevation
814 feet (248 metres)
Open location code
867QQPHV+FW
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Bussell Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bussell Island”
- German: “Bussell Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Bussell”
- Uzbek: “Bussel oroli”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Busselltown and Fort Loudon Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Tennessee River and Lenoirs Shoals.
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