Kerns Quarry

Kerns Quarry is a quarry in Knox, Tennessee. Kerns Quarry is situated nearby to the quarter Colonial Village, as well as near the suburb South Knoxville.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Address: TN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Island Home Park and Thompson–Boling Arena.

Island Home Park

Park

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

Island Home Park is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the southeastern part of the city along the Tennessee River. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s, the neighborhood retains most of its original houses and streetscapes, and is home to the city's largest concentration of Bungalow-style houses. Island Home Park is situated 2½ miles north of Kerns Quarry.

Thompson–Boling Arena

Sports venue

Thompson–Boling Arena at Food City Center is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Thompson–Boling Arena is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kerns Quarry.

Gay Street Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Gay Street Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1898, the 1,512-foot bridge is the oldest of four bridges connecting Downtown Knoxville with South Knoxville, the other three being the Henley Bridge, the James E. Gay Street Bridge is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kerns Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colonial Village and South Knoxville.

Colonial Village

Quarter

Colonial Village is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. Located in the South Knoxville area, it was registered in the city deed books in 1940. The village was developed after World War II and into the 1950s.

South Knoxville

Suburb

Photo: Miller17CU94, Public domain.

South Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that lies south of the Tennessee River. It is concentrated along Chapman Highway, Alcoa Highway, Maryville Pike, Sevierville Pike, and adjacent roads, and includes the neighborhoods of Lindbergh Forest, Island Home Park, Old Sevier, South Haven, Vestal, Lake Forest, South Woodlawn and Colonial Village.

Grandview

Hamlet

Grandview is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Grandview is 5 miles southeast of downtown Knoxville. Grandview is situated 2½ miles southeast of Kerns Quarry.

Kerns Quarry

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.92842° or 35° 55′ 42″ north

Longitude

-83.89268° or 83° 53′ 34″ west

Elevation

1,010 feet (308 metres)

Open location code

867RW4H4+9W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368994952

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

4634387

Wikidata ID

Q49423300

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In Other Languages

“Kerns Quarry” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kerns Quarry”

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