Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek is a stream in Knox, Tennessee. Grassy Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Cherokee Ridge, as well as near the neighborhood Shadow Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Airplane Service Station and Crown College.
Airplane Service Station
Historic site
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Airplane Service Station, also known as the Powell Airplane, is a service station built in 1930 in the shape of an airplane. Located on Clinton Highway in Powell, an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Crown College
University building
Crown College is an independent Baptist Bible college, featuring a trade school, seminary, language school, and music conservatory in Powell, Tennessee. Crown College is situated 1½ miles north of Grassy Creek.
Powell High School
School building
Photo: Powell2011, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Powell High School is a public high school located in Powell, Tennessee, just north of Knoxville. It is part of the Knox County Schools. The first high school in Powell was established in 1874 and was called Perkins High School. Powell High School is situated 2 miles north of Grassy Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Powell and Lonsdale.
Powell
Town
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Powell, formerly known as Powell Station, is a census-designated place in Knox County, Tennessee. The area is located in the Emory Road corridor, just north of Knoxville, southeast of Clinton, and east of Oak Ridge. Powell is situated 2 miles north of Grassy Creek.
Lonsdale
Hamlet
Lonsdale is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city's downtown area. Established in the late-19th century as a land development project, Lonsdale incorporated as a separate city in 1907, and was annexed by Knoxville in 1917. Lonsdale is situated 4 miles east of Grassy Creek.
West Hills
Suburb
West Hills is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located just off Kingston Pike in West Knoxville. Initially developed in the 1950s, West Hills was Knoxville's first major post-World War II subdivision, and the first subdivision to consist primarily of modern ranch-style houses. West Hills is situated 4½ miles south of Grassy Creek.
Grassy Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “South Fork Beaver Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.00008° or 36° 0′ 0″ northLongitude
-84.02908° or 84° 1′ 45″ westElevation
1,053 feet (321 metres)Open location code
868Q2X2C+29GeoNames ID
4625786
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