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Location:
Located
about halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee, directly off
Interstate 24, you can find yourself in an area where the hustle of city
life is left far behind, yet you are only a short distance away from shops,
theatre, music and other urban delights.
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Climate: |
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Annual Average Temperature: 56.9 F
monthly av. high: Jan 45.6 F, July 82.1 F
monthly av. low: Jan 28.6 F, July 66.3 F
Annual Average Precipitation: 62.34" |
Annual Average Snowfall: 3" Elevation: 2100 ft above sea level
Prevailing Winds: South
Mean Length of Freeze Free Period: 180 days |
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Utilities: |
Electricity:
Sequachee Valley Electric
Hwy 56/41
Tracy City, TN 37387
(931)592-2511 |
Gas, Natural and Propane:
Monteagle Utility Board
College St. City Hall
Monteagle, TN 37356
(931) 924-2265 |
Telephone:
Ben Lomand Telephone
Altamont St.
Tracy City, TN 37387
(931)592-2121 |
Water:
Monteagle City Utility Co.
College St. City Hall
Monteagle, TN 37356
(931)924-2265 |
Big Creek Utility District
Water Treatment
Coalmont, TN (931) 779-3751
Altamont, TN (931) 692-4272 |
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| Hospitals: |
Emerald-Hodgson Hospital
PO Box 725
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 924-2051 |
Southern TN Medical Center
185 Hospital Road
Winchester, TN 37398
(931)
967-8200 |
Grand View Hospital
1000 Highway 28
Jasper, TN 37387
(423) 837-9500 |
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| Libraries: |
May Justus Memorial Library
24 Dixie Lee Ave.
Monteagle, TN 37356
(931) 924-2638 |
Tracy City Library
Tracy City, TN 37387
(931) 592-9714
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University of South Library
735
University Ave.
Sewanee, TN 37383
(931) 598-1000 |
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| South
Cumberland Recreation Area
Tennessee State Parks: |
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-South Cumberland Visitor Center, Monteagle
-Grundy Lakes State Park, Tracy City
-Little Gizzard Creek Small Wild Area, Marion County
-Foster Falls Small Wild Area, Marion County
-Fiery Gizzard Trail, Grundy County to Marion County
-Carter State Natural Area, Grundy County
-Savage Gulf Nature Area, Grundy County
-Stone Door, Grundy County
-Collins Gulf, Gruetli-Laager
-Greeters Falls, Altamont
-Natural Bridge, Sewanee
-Carter Natural Area, Sewanee |
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