Savannah Towhead

Savannah Towhead is an island in Marion, Tennessee. Savannah Towhead is situated nearby to the area The Pan, as well as near the hamlet Shake Rag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant and Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery.

Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant

Power station

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Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is a pumped-storage hydroelectric underground power station in Marion County, just west of Chattanooga in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery

Cemetery

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Kelly's Ferry Cemetery is a historical cemetery located in Marion County, Tennessee, off U.S. Highway 41. It and its associated road are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are the only remnants of the extinct settlement of Kelly's Ferry.

Raccoon Mountain Caverns

Cave

Raccoon Mountain Caverns is a cave located in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a band of Mississippian Period limestone, part of the Cumberland Plateau. Raccoon Mountain Caverns is situated 2½ miles southeast of Savannah Towhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiteside and Balmoral.

Whiteside

Hamlet

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Whiteside is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Tennessee. It was originally settled as a Cherokee town in the late eighteenth century. After Indian Removal, European-American settlers moved in and later named it after James Anderson Whiteside, attorney, Chattanooga railroad promoter and land investor. Whiteside is situated 6 miles southwest of Savannah Towhead.

Balmoral

Hamlet

Balmoral is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Balmoral is situated 6 miles northeast of Savannah Towhead.

Wildwood

Hamlet

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Chattanooga is the 4th largest city in Tennessee. It is the seat of Hamilton County. It is in Southeast Tennessee on the Tennessee River and near the border of Georgia. Wildwood is situated 6 miles south of Savannah Towhead.

Savannah Towhead

Type: Island
Also known as: “Savanna Island” and “Savannah Island”
Category: landform
Location: Marion, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.05202° or 35° 3′ 7″ north

Longitude

-85.42968° or 85° 25′ 47″ west

Elevation

640 feet (195 metres)

Open location code

867P3H2C+R4

GeoNames ID

4656021

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Pan and Shake Rag.

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