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The Backbone, Tennessee

The Backbone is a ridge located in Bledsoe County, TN at N35.489513° W85.143292° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 1643 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Brayton, TN.

Feature Type: Ridge
Latitude: N35.489513° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W85.143292°
Elevation: 1643 ft MSL
County: Bledsoe County, Tennessee
USGS 24K Map: Brayton, TN
USGS 24K MRC: 35085D2

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of The Backbone, TN
Source: US Geological Survey

Aerial imagery:
Aerial imagery of The Backbone, TN
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OpenStreetMap map of The Backbone, TN
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OpenTopoMap map of The Backbone, TN
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FAA VFR aeronautical chart::
FAA VFR chart of The Backbone, TN
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Here are some other places of interest near The Backbone:

Feature Name Type Latitude Longitude Distance View Map
Abc DamDamN35.580068°W85.143292°6.3 miles  View Map
Abc LakeReservoirN35.580068°W85.143292°6.3 miles  View Map
Battery HollowValleyN35.464264°W85.121442°2.1 miles  View Map
Bean RidgeRidgeN35.438958°W85.063288°5.7 miles  View Map
Bear CreekStreamN35.493124°W85.142180°0.3 miles  View Map
Bee BranchStreamN35.393957°W85.156347°6.6 miles  View Map
Bethel CemeteryCemeteryN35.545616°W85.226346°6.1 miles  View Map
Bethel Church (historical)ChurchN35.525624°W85.104957°3.3 miles  View Map
Big Bee BranchStreamN35.445624°W85.152180°3.1 miles  View Map
Blackoak RidgeRidgeN35.422569°W85.083844°5.7 miles  View Map
Bledsoe County Volunteer Fire Department District 5 - Rigsby Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN35.571475°W85.121952°5.8 miles  View Map
Boardtree PointCapeN35.487846°W85.136347°0.4 miles  View Map
Boiling Spring HollowValleyN35.409981°W85.136517°5.5 miles  View Map
Bowman BranchStreamN35.395346°W85.207737°7.4 miles  View Map
Bracken BranchStreamN35.560067°W85.232462°7.0 miles  View Map
BraytonPopulated PlaceN35.482290°W85.183293°2.3 miles  View Map
Brayton ChurchChurchN35.472846°W85.170515°1.9 miles  View Map
Brayton School (historical)SchoolN35.482846°W85.186071°2.5 miles  View Map
Brayton Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN35.444920°W85.175414°3.6 miles  View Map
Brayton-Hendon Community CenterLocaleN35.471734°W85.200793°3.5 miles  View Map
Brush CreekStreamN35.474791°W85.114124°1.9 miles  View Map
Burns LakeReservoirN35.586559°W85.227248°8.2 miles  View Map
Burns Lake DamDamN35.585067°W85.226629°8.1 miles  View Map
Burton HollowValleyN35.439899°W85.128093°3.5 miles  View Map
Calvary Baptist ChurchChurchN35.446736°W85.081622°4.6 miles  View Map
Card BranchStreamN35.574791°W85.073012°7.1 miles  View Map
Cecil B Rigsby Elementary SchoolSchoolN35.571179°W85.123014°5.8 miles  View Map
Channel BranchStreamN35.447291°W85.156347°3.0 miles  View Map
Channel HollowValleyN35.447620°W85.156222°3.0 miles  View Map
Clifton BendBendN35.427568°W85.176625°4.7 miles  View Map
Coalbank HollowValleyN35.487874°W85.141367°0.2 miles  View Map
Commissioner District 3CivilN35.495239°W85.168246°1.5 miles  View Map
Commissioner District 6CivilN35.480495°W85.052869°5.1 miles  View Map
Commissioner District 9CivilN35.512594°W85.087014°3.5 miles  View Map
Corder BranchStreamN35.576735°W85.088846°6.8 miles  View Map
CoultervillePopulated PlaceN35.410069°W85.104956°5.9 miles  View Map
Cove ChapelChurchN35.502291°W85.058566°4.8 miles  View Map
Cranmore CemeteryCemeteryN35.504507°W85.045228°5.6 miles  View Map
Cranmore CoveValleyN35.454746°W85.082470°4.2 miles  View Map
Cranmore CovePopulated PlaceN35.501458°W85.050788°5.3 miles  View Map
Cranmore Cove Baptist ChurchChurchN35.501458°W85.052455°5.2 miles  View Map
Cranmore School (historical)SchoolN35.502291°W85.054677°5.1 miles  View Map
Crystal CreekStreamN35.537567°W85.234684°6.1 miles  View Map
Crystal FallsFallsN35.519784°W85.177850°2.9 miles  View Map
Crystal SpringSpringN35.463724°W85.058619°5.1 miles  View Map
Culverhouse BranchStreamN35.455068°W85.177737°3.1 miles  View Map
Cumberland MineMineN35.518125°W85.045233°5.9 miles  View Map
Cunningham BranchStreamN35.485901°W85.170515°1.6 miles  View Map
Cupp CreekStreamN35.488957°W85.150792°0.4 miles  View Map
Curry BranchStreamN35.488402°W85.104401°2.2 miles  View Map
Dinner BranchStreamN35.508401°W85.158848°1.6 miles  View Map
Dinner BranchStreamN35.462847°W85.110512°2.6 miles  View Map
Doss HollowValleyN35.421786°W85.044225°7.3 miles  View Map
Dougherty Ferry BridgeBridgeN35.393958°W85.097733°7.1 miles  View Map
Dry BranchStreamN35.411734°W85.217460°6.8 miles  View Map
Eden BranchStreamN35.567291°W85.066345°6.9 miles  View Map
Elsea RidgeRidgeN35.406180°W85.097734°6.3 miles  View Map
Fairview CemeteryCemeteryN35.442285°W85.075784°5.0 miles  View Map
Ferny BranchStreamN35.418401°W85.194682°5.7 miles  View Map
First Baptist ChurchChurchN35.451458°W85.089123°4.0 miles  View Map
Flat BranchStreamN35.413402°W85.139402°5.3 miles  View Map
Flatrock BranchStreamN35.456457°W85.178292°3.0 miles  View Map
Flatwood BranchStreamN35.580901°W85.215795°7.5 miles  View Map
Flora BranchStreamN35.460902°W85.108846°2.8 miles  View Map
Gerren HeightsPopulated PlaceN35.582568°W85.135236°6.4 miles  View Map
Gilbreath CreekStreamN35.476736°W85.072178°4.1 miles  View Map
GraysvillePopulated PlaceN35.447014°W85.084400°4.4 miles  View Map
Graysville Church of GodChurchN35.446458°W85.086900°4.3 miles  View Map
Graysville Elementary SchoolSchoolN35.451458°W85.079400°4.5 miles  View Map
Graysville Police DepartmentBuildingN35.451404°W85.079550°4.4 miles  View Map
Graysville Post OfficePost OfficeN35.446607°W85.079677°4.6 miles  View Map
Graysville United Methodist ChurchChurchN35.445347°W85.085234°4.5 miles  View Map
Graysville Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN35.445518°W85.078895°4.7 miles  View Map
Greer FordCrossingN35.546178°W85.233573°6.4 miles  View Map
Hall CreekStreamN35.417846°W85.187737°5.5 miles  View Map
Hart GulfValleyN35.444349°W85.133408°3.2 miles  View Map
Hart SpringSpringN35.464926°W85.149363°1.7 miles  View Map
Harwood BranchStreamN35.553124°W85.104402°4.9 miles  View Map
Hawknest BranchStreamN35.395624°W85.166625°6.6 miles  View Map
Hazelnut BranchStreamN35.574514°W85.046344°8.0 miles  View Map
Hembree Mill (historical)LocaleN35.560067°W85.232185°7.0 miles  View Map
HendonPopulated PlaceN35.419790°W85.241628°7.3 miles  View Map
Hendon School (historical)SchoolN35.416179°W85.242739°7.5 miles  View Map
Hickman BranchStreamN35.446736°W85.071900°5.0 miles  View Map
Hickory GrovePopulated PlaceN35.470623°W85.200793°3.5 miles  View Map
Hickory Grove CemeteryCemeteryN35.482005°W85.186622°2.5 miles  View Map
Holly CreekStreamN35.456179°W85.168014°2.7 miles  View Map
Horn BranchStreamN35.409790°W85.236905°7.6 miles  View Map
Hunt BranchStreamN35.452290°W85.212182°4.7 miles  View Map
Hurricane PointCapeN35.478957°W85.128569°1.1 miles  View Map
Johnson BluffCliffN35.521180°W85.057455°5.3 miles  View Map
Keedy CoveValleyN35.532129°W85.215944°5.0 miles  View Map
Kiuka CemeteryCemeteryN35.535340°W85.049673°6.1 miles  View Map
Kiuka School (historical)SchoolN35.554513°W85.086345°5.5 miles  View Map
Lake DriveLocaleN35.390903°W85.053565°8.5 miles  View Map
Lake Drive Baptist ChurchChurchN35.392292°W85.053287°8.4 miles  View Map
Lake Drive CemeteryCemeteryN35.392563°W85.051061°8.5 miles  View Map
Laurel BranchStreamN35.410067°W85.237183°7.6 miles  View Map
Laurel BrookPopulated PlaceN35.494513°W85.112179°1.8 miles  View Map
Laurel Brook CemeteryCemeteryN35.502840°W85.116064°1.8 miles  View Map
Laurelbrook Fire DepartmentBuildingN35.495699°W85.112107°1.8 miles  View Map
Leggett BranchStreamN35.419791°W85.152736°4.8 miles  View Map
Lick BranchStreamN35.491457°W85.134125°0.5 miles  View Map
Litchfield BranchStreamN35.460069°W85.076067°4.3 miles  View Map
Little Bee BranchStreamN35.447846°W85.159958°3.0 miles  View Map
Lone MountainSummitN35.477014°W85.060233°4.8 miles  View Map
Lone Mountain CemeteryCemeteryN35.451174°W85.068006°5.0 miles  View Map
Lower Falls MineMineN35.520069°W85.051344°5.6 miles  View Map
Loyd CoveValleyN35.555015°W85.190642°5.3 miles  View Map
Loyd GapGapN35.548957°W85.175793°4.5 miles  View Map
Markem BranchStreamN35.580901°W85.182738°6.7 miles  View Map
McDonald CemeteryCemeteryN35.419675°W85.099764°5.4 miles  View Map
McDonalds Mill (historical)LocaleN35.393403°W85.098011°7.1 miles  View Map
McGill CreekStreamN35.434514°W85.092734°4.7 miles  View Map
McGill GulfValleyN35.437275°W85.114450°4.0 miles  View Map
McReynolds BranchStreamN35.582012°W85.203017°7.2 miles  View Map
Memory GardenCemeteryN35.457007°W85.046617°5.9 miles  View Map
Metz CemeteryCemeteryN35.466450°W85.148009°1.6 miles  View Map
Miller BranchStreamN35.505069°W85.110513°2.1 miles  View Map
Miller-Nelson CemeteryCemeteryN35.411895°W85.108027°5.7 miles  View Map
MontaguePopulated PlaceN35.456736°W85.097734°3.4 miles  View Map
Morgan CemeteryCemeteryN35.559506°W85.095508°5.5 miles  View Map
Morgan MineMineN35.559791°W85.098568°5.5 miles  View Map
Morgan SpringsPopulated PlaceN35.561458°W85.101901°5.5 miles  View Map
Morgan SpringsSpringN35.559235°W85.101068°5.4 miles  View Map
Morphy FallsFallsN35.534981°W85.059680°5.7 miles  View Map
Mount Vernon CemeteryCemeteryN35.416174°W85.071061°6.5 miles  View Map
Mount Vernon ChurchChurchN35.416736°W85.068288°6.6 miles  View Map
Narrow Divide BranchStreamN35.393957°W85.205515°7.5 miles  View Map
New Harmonoy Church of ChristChurchN35.540624°W85.133291°3.6 miles  View Map
New HarmonyPopulated PlaceN35.545624°W85.132736°3.9 miles  View Map
New Harmony Church (historical)ChurchN35.540346°W85.127458°3.6 miles  View Map
New Harmony School (historical)SchoolN35.542291°W85.133847°3.7 miles  View Map
New Providence ChurchChurchN35.411181°W85.066621°6.9 miles  View Map
New Providence School (historical)SchoolN35.413959°W85.067733°6.7 miles  View Map
OgdenPopulated PlaceN35.508680°W85.101346°2.7 miles  View Map
Ogden ChurchChurchN35.508680°W85.101624°2.7 miles  View Map
Old Ogden CemeteryCemeteryN35.516173°W85.097452°3.2 miles  View Map
Patterson PondLakeN35.404680°W85.179585°6.2 miles  View Map
Patterson Pond BranchStreamN35.418401°W85.183848°5.4 miles  View Map
Penitentiary GulfValleyN35.576836°W85.237874°8.0 miles  View Map
Pheasant BranchStreamN35.455901°W85.178292°3.0 miles  View Map
Pitts GapGapN35.482845°W85.221350°4.4 miles  View Map
Polebridge BranchStreamN35.457291°W85.141069°2.2 miles  View Map
Polebridge CreekStreamN35.560069°W85.048288°7.2 miles  View Map
Polecat HollowValleyN35.477972°W85.124859°1.3 miles  View Map
Polecat HollowValleyN35.488501°W85.151435°0.5 miles  View Map
Rattlesnake HollowValleyN35.443910°W85.137597°3.2 miles  View Map
Reel CreekStreamN35.462012°W85.223572°4.9 miles  View Map
Rhea County Fire Department Station 1 765 Kiuka Fire DistrictBuildingN35.539837°W85.060096°5.8 miles  View Map
Rhea County Fire Department Station 780 Graysville Fire DistrictBuildingN35.444612°W85.089949°4.3 miles  View Map
Rigsby CemeteryCemeteryN35.547283°W85.147177°4.0 miles  View Map
Rigsby GapGapN35.562290°W85.166071°5.2 miles  View Map
Roaring CreekStreamN35.435069°W85.091622°4.8 miles  View Map
Rock Bridge BranchStreamN35.528680°W85.107735°3.4 miles  View Map
Rock CreekStreamN35.391736°W85.098011°7.2 miles  View Map
Rocky BranchStreamN35.414235°W85.140513°5.2 miles  View Map
Sale Creek Census Designated PlaceCensusN35.389513°W85.087519°7.6 miles  View Map
Seventh Day Adventist ChurchChurchN35.448125°W85.078011°4.7 miles  View Map
Shack BranchStreamN35.449513°W85.163292°3.0 miles  View Map
Shingle Mill HollowValleyN35.422075°W85.167416°4.9 miles  View Map
Shipley HollowValleyN35.392668°W85.094032°7.2 miles  View Map
Skiles (historical)Populated PlaceN35.432290°W85.228016°6.2 miles  View Map
Skiles BranchStreamN35.415068°W85.221627°6.8 miles  View Map
Skiles CreekStreamN35.462012°W85.223294°4.9 miles  View Map
Skillern CoveValleyN35.580012°W85.170974°6.4 miles  View Map
Skillern CreekStreamN35.587568°W85.198295°7.4 miles  View Map
Skyline Bible RanchLocaleN35.523680°W85.058289°5.3 miles  View Map
Sloan BranchStreamN35.505346°W85.155792°1.3 miles  View Map
Smith CreekStreamN35.455068°W85.209960°4.4 miles  View Map
SmithtownPopulated PlaceN35.471179°W85.216350°4.3 miles  View Map
Standifer Community CemeteryCemeteryN35.434690°W85.162853°3.9 miles  View Map
Steves BranchStreamN35.415346°W85.192737°5.8 miles  View Map
Stewart BranchStreamN35.409512°W85.231905°7.4 miles  View Map
Sulphur Spring HollowValleyN35.445316°W85.142678°3.1 miles  View Map
Summer CityPopulated PlaceN35.574235°W85.116069°6.1 miles  View Map
Summer City Baptist ChurchChurchN35.577291°W85.118013°6.2 miles  View Map
Summer City Church of GodChurchN35.570624°W85.111902°5.9 miles  View Map
Summer City School (historical)SchoolN35.578402°W85.119680°6.3 miles  View Map
Suzanne BranchStreamN35.446179°W85.208016°4.7 miles  View Map
Thatch BranchStreamN35.470623°W85.185515°2.7 miles  View Map
The BackboneRidgeN35.489513°W85.143292°0.0 milesView Map
Thomas BranchStreamN35.401736°W85.106623°6.4 miles  View Map
Town of GraysvilleCivilN35.449527°W85.076234°4.7 miles  View Map
Turkey HollowValleyN35.465363°W85.183600°2.8 miles  View Map
Upper Falls MineMineN35.521180°W85.054677°5.4 miles  View Map
Vannoort LakeReservoirN35.421734°W85.228294°6.7 miles  View Map
Vannoort Lake DamDamN35.421734°W85.228294°6.7 miles  View Map
Vernon CemeteryCemeteryN35.571172°W85.194679°6.3 miles  View Map
Walden RidgeLocaleN35.540347°W85.060789°5.8 miles  View Map
Walden Ridge ChurchChurchN35.548958°W85.073567°5.7 miles  View Map
Walden Ridge ChurchChurchN35.512013°W85.095512°3.1 miles  View Map
Walden Ridge Division (historical)CensusN35.552846°W85.130514°4.4 miles  View Map
Waldens Ridge Church (historical)ChurchN35.548125°W85.067178°5.9 miles  View Map
Waldens Ridge Elementary SchoolSchoolN35.542014°W85.060789°5.9 miles  View Map
Walker CoveValleyN35.527630°W85.208292°4.5 miles  View Map
Walkertown BranchStreamN35.532013°W85.061622°5.5 miles  View Map
Wayside ChurchChurchN35.432569°W85.077178°5.4 miles  View Map
Weller BranchStreamN35.523125°W85.073567°4.6 miles  View Map
Wesley ChapelChurchN35.564512°W85.199128°6.1 miles  View Map
Whiteoak FlatFlatN35.537012°W85.176349°3.8 miles  View Map
Whiteoak Flat BranchStreamN35.538956°W85.198850°4.6 miles  View Map
Wildcat HollowValleyN35.459789°W85.103482°3.0 miles  View Map
WNFM-FM (Dayton)TowerN35.492014°W85.049677°5.3 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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