McDonald Bend

McDonald Bend is a stream bend in , . McDonald Bend is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station and Watts Bar Dam.

Power station
Photo: TVA Web Team, CC BY 2.0.
The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is a Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear reactor pair used for electric power generation. It is located on a 1,770-acre site in , near , between and .

Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a hydroelectric dam on the in and counties in , United States. The dam is one of nine dams on the main Tennessee River channel operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to provide flood control and electricity and to help create a continuous navigable channel along the entire length of the river. is situated 1½ miles north of McDonald Bend.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Decatur.

Town
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,563 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of . is situated 6 miles south of McDonald Bend.

McDonald Bend

Latitude
35.59702° or 35° 35′ 49″ north
Longitude
-84.78272° or 84° 46′ 58″ west
Elevation
682 feet (208 metres)
Open location code
867QH6W8+RW
Geo­Names ID
4640525
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Satellite Map

Discover McDonald Bend from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Forest Grove and Peakland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leuty Cemetery and Kincaid Spring.

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