Looney Shoals
Looney Shoals is a rapids in Knox, Tennessee. Looney Shoals is situated nearby to the suburb Sequoyah Hills, as well as near the neighborhood Timberlake.Places of Interest
Highlights include University of Tennessee and Neyland Stadium.
University of Tennessee
University
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system, with 14 colleges. University of Tennessee is situated 2 miles northeast of Looney Shoals.
Neyland Stadium
Stadium
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Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several National Football League exhibition games. Neyland Stadium is situated 2½ miles northeast of Looney Shoals.
University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound
Archaeological site
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The University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound is an archaeological site on the agriculture campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sequoyah Hills and Fort Sanders.
Sequoyah Hills
Suburb
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Sequoyah Hills is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, named for the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah. It is located off Kingston Pike, between the city's downtown and West Knoxville.
Fort Sanders
Suburb
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Fort Sanders is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, located west of the downtown area and immediately north of the main campus of the University of Tennessee. Fort Sanders is situated 2½ miles northeast of Looney Shoals.
Bearden
Suburb
Bearden, also known as Bearden Village, is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located along Kingston Pike in West Knoxville. Developed primarily as an agrarian community in the 19th century, this neighborhood now lies at the heart of one of Knoxville's major commercial corridors. Bearden is situated 3 miles west of Looney Shoals.
Looney Shoals
- Type: Rapids
- Category: body of water
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.92925° or 35° 55′ 45″ northLongitude
-83.95241° or 83° 57′ 9″ westElevation
814 feet (248 metres)Open location code
867RW2HX+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 356851343OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
4638172
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