Urban Wilderness Gateway Park

Urban Wilderness Gateway Park is a park in Knox, Tennessee. Urban Wilderness Gateway Park is situated near the pitch Pete Stafford Field, as well as near the suburb South Knoxville.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: University of Tennessee and Island Home Park.

University of Tennessee

University

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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. University of Tennessee is situated 2½ miles west of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park.

Island Home Park

Park

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Island Home Park is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located in the southeastern part of the city along the Tennessee River. Developed as a streetcar suburb in the early 1900s, the neighborhood retains most of its original houses and streetscapes, and is home to the city's largest concentration of Bungalow-style houses. Island Home Park is situated 1½ miles northeast of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park.

Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

Aerodrome

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Knoxville Downtown Island Airport or Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport, often referred to as Island Home Airport, is a general aviation airport located approximately one-half mile east of downtown Knoxville, in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Knoxville Downtown Island Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Knoxville and Colonial Village.

South Knoxville

Suburb

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South Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, that lies south of the Tennessee River. It is concentrated along Chapman Highway, Alcoa Highway, Maryville Pike, Sevierville Pike, and adjacent roads, and includes the neighborhoods of Lindbergh Forest, Island Home Park, Old Sevier, South Haven, Vestal, Lake Forest, South Woodlawn and Colonial Village.

Colonial Village

Quarter

Colonial Village is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. Located in the South Knoxville area, it was registered in the city deed books in 1940. The village was developed after World War II and into the 1950s. Colonial Village is situated 2 miles south of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park.

Downtown Knoxville

Neighborhood

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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. Downtown Knoxville is situated 2 miles northwest of Urban Wilderness Gateway Park.

Urban Wilderness Gateway Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Knox, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.94324° or 35° 56′ 36″ north

Longitude

-83.89381° or 83° 53′ 38″ west

Operator

Knoxville

Open location code

867RW4V4+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1076579484

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pete Stafford Field and Cecil Webb Recreation Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: South Doyle Middle School and Baker Creek Bottoms.

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