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About Athens, TN

Athens sits in southeastern Tennessee about 50 miles northeast of Chattanooga, accessible via I-75 Exit 49. The McMinn County seat connects to surrounding areas through US Route 11 and serves as a gateway to Cherokee National Forest via State Route 39. The city's 1950s courthouse anchors a traditional town square that hosts the annual Old Fiddlers Jamboree each October.

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Athens, TN is in United States, at 35.457, -84.605 - about 9 km south-west of Niota, TN.

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The closest airport to Athens, TN is McGhee Tyson Airport, 94 km (about 1 h 13 min by car).

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