Meades Quarry
in Knox County of Tennessee, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.952 and -83.865 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 57' 8" and W -83° 51' 55"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:44 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:19 am and 5:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Meades Quarry

Meades Quarry in Knox County (Tennessee) is located in United States about 426 mi (or 686 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.

Current time in Meades Quarry is now 10:44 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Meades Quarry, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is McGhee Tyson Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 77 mi (or 124 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 8 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Knoxville, Maryville, Maynardville, Clinton and Sevierville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F

Morning Temperature 4°C / 40 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 42 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 44%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Knoxville Marriott

Address
2,6 mi
501 E. Hill Avenue
37915 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Knoxville

Address
3,1 mi
501 West Church Avenue
37902 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN

Address
3,3 mi
525 Henley Street
37902 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Four Points by Sheraton Knoxville Cumberland House Hotel

Address
3,4 mi
1109 WHITE AVE
37916 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hampton Inn - Suites Knoxville-Downtown

Address
3,1 mi
618 West Main Street
37902 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Crowne Plaza KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN UNIVERSITY

Address
3,3 mi
401 West Summit Hill Drive
37902 KNOXVILLE
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hilton Garden Inn University-Knoxville

Address
3,8 mi
1706 Cumberland Avenue
37916 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Fairfield Inn & Suites Knoxville/East

Address
5,9 mi
1551 Cracker Barrel Lane
37914 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Inn of Knoxville

Address
3,5 mi
1500 North Cherry Street
37917 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Gateway Inn

Address
5,0 mi
6300 Asheville Hwy
37924 Knoxville
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

First flight to Knoxville Island airport

Published: August 05, 2012
Length: 44:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: onblur

Flying from Sevierville (KGKT) to Knoxville Island (KDKX) in a Cessna 152.


Ijams Mountain Bike Ride [Lumia 1020]

Published: October 09, 2013
Length: 58:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thaddeus Reeves

Mountain biking the Ijams South Loop, a ~13 mile ride through some of the squiggliest up & down singletrack I've ever done. What's amazing is that the whole ride is entirely in the Knoxville,...


Autumn Steam: Three Rivers Rambler

Published: October 09, 2010
Length: 11:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: SmokyMtnSteam

Shots from a quick morning trip to the Three Rivers Rambler on October 9, 2010. Featuring 2-8-0 #203 "Lindy" and SW-1 #4.


video1.mov: Ijams Nature Trail Tour

Published: August 20, 2010
Length: 12:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: pngwen

See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com. Ijam's nature center is a wonderful park in south Knoxville. It's visitor center is wonderful and it's trails are great! I took my 3 year...


Dirty South

Published: November 25, 2012
Length: 58:10 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: TheBonkmeister

Mountain Biking Knoxville, TN's Urban Wilderness (aka, The Dirty South), with Alan Williams, Brian Toledo, and Pete Dolan.


South Knox home on 2.5 acres at 4020 Cruze Rd

Published: June 05, 2014
Length: 00:38 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Russell Haskins

2BR/1BA | 1025 SF | #887305 | $108500 | 4020 Cruze Road Knoxville TN 37920 http://www.JeffMcCormick.com - This home sits on 2.5 beautiful acres of mixed lawn and mature wooded seclusion. The.


1005 E Red Bud Road Knoxville TN 37920

Published: June 27, 2014
Length: 03:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: FSBOCampus

1005 E Red Bud Road Knoxville TN 37920 http://eredbudrd.fsbocampus.net/ 1005 E Red Bud Road Knoxville TN 37920 https://plus.google.com/+billmcdonald/posts Be...


My EAA Vintage Ford TriMotor ride at Island Airport Knoxville Tn

Published: June 15, 2014
Length: 25:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gittarpikk

As a complete surprise , my loving wife had me drive to the Island airport and had me a ride on the EAA Ford Trimotor. This is a very old aircraft....199 made and only 8 still flying....but...


2212 Knollcrest Ln, Knoxville, TN 37920

Published: April 16, 2013
Length: 42:51 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: cbwwinfo

2212 Knollcrest Ln Knoxville, TN Donna Copeland CBWW West Town Office Close to UT and Downtown. Completely remodeled and upgraded 3BR/2BA ranch home on about...


Sturgeon Release, Oct 7, 08

Published: January 08, 2009
Length: 34:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ed Scott

US Fish & Wildlife's Pvt. John Allen NFH personnel Corey Besch and Carl (Joker) Campbell from Tupelo, MS deliver six-month old lake sturgeon to Knoxville, TN for release at Forks of the River...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

French Broad River

The French Broad River flows 213 miles from near the village of ]]Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into the state of Tennessee. Its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville is the beginning of the Tennessee River. The French Broad River was named by white settlers centuries ago because it was one of the two broad rivers in western North Carolina.

Located at 35.9592, -83.8503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Buncombe County, North Carolina, Geography of Henderson County, North Carolina, Geography of Madison County, North Carolina, Rivers of North Carolina, Rivers of Tennessee, Geography of Sevier County, Tennessee, Geography of Cocke County, Tennessee, Geography of Jefferson County, Tennessee, Geography of Knox County, Tennessee, Tennessee River, Rivers used for whitewater recreation, Rivers on the Appalachian Trail, State parks of North Carolina, Water trails

Holston River

The Holston River is a major river system of southwestern Virginia and east Tennessee. The three major forks of the Holston (its North, Middle and South Forks) rise in southwestern Virginia and have their confluence near Kingsport, Tennessee. The North Fork flows 138 miles southwest from Sharon Springs in Bland County, Virginia. The Middle Fork flows 56.5 miles from near the western border of Wythe County, Virginia, joining the South Fork in Washington County southeast of Abingdon.

Located at 35.9592, -83.8503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Tennessee, Rivers of Virginia, Tennessee River, Rivers on the Appalachian Trail, Geography of Bland County, Virginia, Geography of Wythe County, Virginia, Geography of Grainger County, Tennessee, Geography of Washington County, Tennessee, Geography of Knox County, Tennessee, Geography of Sullivan County, Tennessee

Ramsey House (Knox County, Tennessee)

The Ramsey House is a two-story stone house in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Also known as Swan Pond, the house was constructed circa 1797 by English architect Thomas Hope for Colonel Francis Alexander Ramsey (1764–1820), whose family operated a plantation at the site until the U.S. Civil War. In 1969, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and its role in the region's early 19th-century history.

Located at 35.9667, -83.8232 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Houses in Knoxville, Tennessee, Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee, Historic house museums in Tennessee, Museums in Knoxville, Tennessee, Scotch-Irish American culture in Tennessee

WETR

WETR (Talk Radio 760) is a daytime-only talk radio station in Knoxville, TN that broadcasts on 760 AM. It is owned by Thomas Moffit Jr.

Located at 35.9883, -83.8431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee

WRJZ

WRJZ (Joy 620) is a Christian talk radio station in Knoxville, TN that broadcasts on 620 AM. It is owned by Tennessee Media Associates.

Located at 35.99, -83.8375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Knoxville, Tennessee

East Knoxville

East Knoxville is the section of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, that lies east of the city's downtown area. It is concentrated along Magnolia Avenue, Martin Luther King, Jr. , Boulevard, Dandridge Avenue, and adjacent streets, and includes the neighborhoods of Parkridge, Chilhowee Park, Morningside, Five Points, and Burlington. East Knoxville is home to the Knoxville Zoo, the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, and Chilhowee Park.

Located at 35.9812, -83.9014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in Knoxville, Tennessee

J. G. M. Ramsey

James Gettys McGready Ramsey (March 25, 1797 – April 11, 1884) was an American historian, physician, and businessman, active primarily in East Tennessee during the nineteenth century. Ramsey is perhaps best known for his book, The Annals of Tennessee, a seminal work documenting the state's frontier and early statehood periods.

Located at 35.9603, -83.8471 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
People from Knoxville, Tennessee, Businesspeople from Tennessee, American historians, Writers from Tennessee, 1797 births, 1884 deaths, American people of Scotch-Irish descent

Austin-East High School

Austin-East High School, also known as Austin-East Performing Arts and Sciences Magnet High School, is a public high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, operated by Knox County Schools. The school includes a magnet school program in performing arts.

Located at 35.9892, -83.8872 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee, Educational institutions established in 1879, Public high schools in Tennessee, Magnet schools in Tennessee, Historically segregated African-American schools in the United States, Historically segregated white schools in the United States, African-American history of Tennessee