Laurel Point Picnic Area
Laurel Point Picnic Area is a scenic viewpoint in Marion, Tennessee. Laurel Point Picnic Area is situated nearby to the reservoir Raccoon Mountain Pumped Station Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery and Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant.
Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery
Cemetery
Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant
Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant is situated 1 mile northeast of Laurel Point Picnic Area.
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 1½ miles south of Laurel Point Picnic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiteside and Balmoral.
Whiteside
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
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 Laurel Point Picnic Area.
Balmoral
Hamlet
Balmoral is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Balmoral is situated 6 miles northeast of Laurel Point Picnic Area.
Laurel Point Picnic Area
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Marion, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.04474° or 35° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-85.41851° or 85° 25′ 7″ westOpen location code
867P2HVJ+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1538591435OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McNabb Cemetery and Kelly’s Ferry Church of God.
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