About Gatlinburg Tennessee:
Gatlinburg
is known for beautiful scenery and wedding chapels nestled in the hills of
the Smoky Mountains, right outside the National Forest. Close by is Ober
Gatlinburg, with nearby skiing, ice skating and shops. Gatlinburg is one of
the nations top places for wedding and honeymoon resorts.
Gatlinburg is hemmed in on all sides by high ridges, with the Le Conte and
Sugarland Mountain massifs rising to the south, Cove Mountain to the west,
Big Ridge to the northeast, and Grapeyard Ridge to the east. The main
watershed is the West Fork of the Little Pigeon River, which flows from its
source on the slopes of Mount Collins to its junction with the Little Pigeon
at Sevierville.
U.S. Route 441 is the main traffic artery in Gatlinburg, running through the
center of town from north to south. Along 441, Pigeon Forge is approximately
6 miles to the north, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (viz, the
Sugarlands) is approximately 2 miles to the south. TN-73 (Little River Road)
forks off from 441 in the Sugarlands and heads east for roughly 25 miles,
connecting the Gatlinburg area with Townsend and Blount County. U.S. Route
321 enters Gatlinburg from Pigeon Forge and Wears Valley to the north before
turning east, connecting Gatlinburg with Newport and Cosby.
About Pigeon Forge:
Pigeon Forge is between Sevierville and
Gatlinburg Tennessee. Family theme parks, golfing, vacation resorts and
wedding chapels for the perfect wedding get away and honeymoon place with
family and friends.
The West Fork of the Little Pigeon River
flows north from its source high on the slopes of Mount Collins through
Sevier County before linking up with the Middle Fork in Sevierville. Pigeon
Forge occupies a narrow valley along this river between Sevierville and
Gatlinburg. High ridges surround Pigeon Forge on three sides, with Pine
Mountain to the west, Shields Mountain to the east, and Cove Mountain to the
south. A bend in the Little Pigeon provides the city's northern border with
Sevierville, and a narrow gorge cut by the river between Cove Mountain and
Shields Mountain acts as the city's buffer with Gatlinburg.
U.S. Route 441, known as "the Parkway," runs through the middle of Pigeon
Forge en route to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
where it crests at Newfound Gap before descending to Cherokee, North
Carolina. The strip along 441 contains most of Pigeon Forge's tourist
attractions. U.S. Route 321 (known as Wears Valley Road in Pigeon Forge)
connects the town with Wears Valley and Townsend to the west. Upper Middle
Creek Road (a section of which is called Dollywood Lane) connects Pigeon
Forge with Dollywood and the rural areas of eastern Sevier County.