Airplane Service Station
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.Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: filling station in Knox County, Tennessee
- Also known as: “Powell Airplane”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crown College and Powell High School.
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 1 mile north of Airplane Service Station.
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 1½ miles north of Airplane Service Station.
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 1½ miles north of Airplane Service Station.
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 4½ miles east of Airplane Service Station.
King Arthur Court
Hamlet
King Arthur Court is a residential subdivision split between Knox County and Anderson County, Tennessee. It is listed as a populated place in the Geographic Names Information System. King Arthur Court is situated 4½ miles west of Airplane Service Station.
Airplane Service Station
- Categories: gas station, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.00748° or 36° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-84.0312° or 84° 1′ 52″ westOpen location code
868Q2X49+XGOpenStreetMap ID
node 12513189684OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q4698861
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