Fort Sanders
Fort Sanders is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, located west of the downtown area and immediately north of the main campus of the University of Tennessee.Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fort Sanders, Knoxville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include University of Tennessee and Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital.
University of Tennessee
University
Photo: Nightryder84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state, it is the flagship campus of the University of Tennessee system, with 14 colleges.
Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Dolly Parton Children's Hospital is a private, independent, not-for-profit, 152-bed pediatric medical center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The hospital's primary service area includes 16 counties in East Tennessee, and its secondary service area includes counties in southwest Virginia, southeast Kentucky and western North Carolina.
Neyland Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several National Football League exhibition games.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mechanicsville and Knoxville.
Mechanicsville
Suburb
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Mechanicsville is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city's downtown area. One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Mechanicsville was established in the late 1860s for skilled laborers working in the many factories that sprang up along Knoxville's periphery.
Knoxville
Knoxville, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in Tennessee. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus and site of the 1982 World's Fair.
Downtown Knoxville
Neighborhood
Photo: AppalachianCentrist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Knoxville is the downtown area of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It contains the city's central business district and primary city and county municipal offices.
Fort Sanders
- Categories: neighborhood, historic district, military base, and locality
- Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.95917° or 35° 57′ 33″ northLongitude
-83.9349° or 83° 56′ 6″ westOpen location code
867RX358+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3754716340OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q5471979
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In Other Languages
“Fort Sanders” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Sanders”
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Highlights include Redeemer Church of Knoxville and Laurel Residence Hall outdoor seating and basketball court.
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