Raccoon Mountain Caverns
Raccoon Mountain Caverns is a cave located in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a band of Mississippian Period limestone, part of the Cumberland Plateau.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery.
Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery
Cemetery
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. Kelly’s Ferry Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Raccoon Mountain Caverns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whiteside.
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 Raccoon Mountain Caverns.
Raccoon Mountain Caverns
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave system in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Categories: show cave and landform
- Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.02105° or 35° 1′ 16″ northLongitude
-85.40805° or 85° 24′ 29″ westOpen location code
867P2HCR+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 8093870342OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7278860
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Egyptian Arabic—“Raccoon Mountain Caverns” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهوف الراكون الجبلية”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف جبل الراكون”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Obar Spring and Lakewood Memory Gardens West.
Nearby Places
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