Tennessee: State Profile
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- An overview of the geography of Tennessee. I cover the cities, natural scenery, economy, companies in the state, taxes, music, food, and more.
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Being from the UK, I found your channel to be the best way to learn about the US, these geographical profiles are brilliant and help people outside the US to get a better understanding of states
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words
You are correct, this channel is an amazing resource.
If you know a similar channel which profiles English cities the way this one does U.S. cities, please let me know. I would love to see that!
Tennessee cities have so much personality. Nothing dull about them.
Great video. I grew up in middle TN, went to college in east TN, and now reside in west TN. The differences between the 3 are huge, and it feels like 3 completely different states in one.
One thing you should have mentioned is the mind-blowing length of Tennessee. People think of it as a mid size state which is true based on overall area, but the length of the state is severely underrated. A common-known fact is that Bristol, TN is geographically closer to Canada than it is Memphis, TN, but Memphis is also closer to Houston, TX, Chicago, IL, Wichita, KS, and Tallahassee, FL than it is to Bristol. Memphis is on the same line of longitude as Madison, WI, while Bristol is on the same line of longitude as Cleveland, OH. There's also a significant part of South Carolina that lies west of Tennessee's eastern boarder. Tennessee actually boarders 3 states that have the Atlantic ocean as their eastern boarder, yet two of the state's major professional sports teams are considered to be in the "Western Conference" (Predators and Grizzlies). There actually two different sections of Tennessee (the top right and bottom right corners) that are less than 300 miles away from the Atlantic ocean.
Also, Memphis is home to the world's busiest airport between 10pm and 4 am with the Fedex World Hub landing a plane every minute of the night.
I worked at the hub for a couple of years, it's a wild place to be at night. The China hub had passed Memphis in volume for a few years, but with the new 777 fleet having longer ranges and the pandemic increasing online shopping, Memphis became the highest volume airport again last year.
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It really is three mini-states! I live in Knoxville. I just hope you didn't end up in Memphis... what a catastrophe.
I visited Tennessee again last summer and had a wonderful time. The Smokey Mountains are a must see for people who love hiking. Also Nashville was so fun too, bar hopping and listening to country music was so fun. I’d say Tennessee is a very underrated state. Great video!!
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10-year East Nashvillian here. East is eclectic indeed - for example, I woke up this morning to a neighbor whose parrot had escaped into a tree outside my house. You did a great job describing East, Nashville in general, and the rest of the state! New favorite channel, keep up the awesome work.
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Tennessee is probably my favorite state that I never actually lived in. When I joined the Air Force, my dad worked for NOAA, (National Weather service) in the "tri city " area of Kingsport/Bristol/Johnson city, TN I got to see this area, while visiting during leave and I absolutely loved it!
Aw man I’m glad to hear that. I’m currently living in the tri-cities, I am not a fan. Kind of feels like a dull area
Middle Tennessee between Chattanooga and Cookeville is seriously underrated as a place to visit if you love the outdoors. There is a whole series of cool waterfalls among the plateaus and valleys.
Live in Nashville and want so badly to move to Chattanooga. Nashville has become absolutely spoiled and lost nearly all of its old charm. The state is just so beautiful that I would have a hard time leaving, and the mountains and small town feel of Chattanooga seem wonderful
This is accurate. The city sold its soul to be like Dallas and Atlanta with all their faults too. Chattanooga and Knoxville have held onto their character while growing.
It just depends on ones perspective and what they value I guess. Nashville is not without it's growing pains of course, just like any city. But you can't just stop a city from growing and evolving, and I think Nashville has done a better job than most of balancing growth with keeping in touch with it's roots.
Chattanooga is great. Not too big, but not too small either. So much to do in the area as well.
We used to live 20 minutes south of Chattanooga in NW Georgia. We LOVED Chattanooga and would go downtown almost weekly.
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Nice to know there are other geography geeks and map lovers out there! Also, thanks for all the shout outs you give Chattanooga! I live close by (Ringgold, GA) and have called the Chattanooga area home for almost 40 years now! Thanks for what you do and keep up the GREAT work!
That's where that Kane Brown song is about right?
Used to love going to Bonnaroo! It’s been 16 years though. Just visited Nashville for the first time and it was a bunch of fun as well.
Great video as always! I live here in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it's crazy how much spill-over growth we're experiencing here because of the Nashville population boom. In the past 10 years, we've seen 400,000 people move into Middle Tennessee.
Why do so many towns in this part of the country have “ville “ in the name 😂
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@@JusNoBS420 Oh, I know that's a reference to a movie I think "Clue" but I can't remember what the response to that was. :)
I just moved to Crossville so I'm not too far away from Cookeville! Yea definitely seemed like a growing town from what I saw same goes for Crossville but on a lesser scale
Love seeing videos about Tennessee! I moved to SC 11 years ago and wish I was still in the Nashville area, though I probably won’t be able to afford to move back at this rate. If I ever do move back, it’ll be to the Chattanooga area or Manchester/Tullahoma area where my brother lives. Also a few other industrial facts: Jackson is where Pringles are made, Ashland City has what may still be the world’s largest hot water heater factory (AO Smith), Warren County has a large greenhouse/nursery industry, Crossville has a large ceramic tile industry, and outside Sevierville is where Bush’s Baked Beans come from.
Great video! I enjoyed watching!
Lifelong resident of Tennessee. Great video and representation of the State.
Great video - both Memphis and Knoxville are fantastic cities to visit.
Didn't know they're were so many beautiful areas in Tennessee! I'd love to visit one day!
Been waiting for this one for a while! Cheers from a fellow Chattanooga citizen.
Planning on moving to Tennessee after grad school. I was very excited to see this video when I got home. Thanks Kyle!
Greetings from Vermont. I love my native state of Tennessee. Thanks for the video.
Man mountainous places are really cool. The towns all have great characters and look like nice places to just sit down and read a book while glancing over the scenery.
This sure makes me want to visit Tennessee. Pretty much everything about it is my style. Thanks for the video Kyle! Awesome stuff
I'm going to be moving to Knoxville from my hometown of Cincinnati in a month! I'm a little nervous to be leaving where I grew up, but East Tennessee and Knoxville seems like really charming and beautiful places to live :)
Hey, how did the move go for ya? Are you settled in and doing well?
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Nice Oak Ridge Boys reference 20:02
Also you missed Goo Goo Clusters which are made in Nashville. They aren’t as popular as moon pies or little Debbie’s but they are a popular Nashville tradition.
Love the video though! Great representation of our beautiful state!
Again..an insightful and informative video. You get to the right things, and the geography part is great.
Great video as always Kyle. I've spent most of my adult life in Memphis, and still work out of Memphis. I appreciate your assessment of the city, not focusing on the crime and poverty but still admitting it is there. Childhood poverty in the city is over 40% and in some areas it's over 70%, so that's hard to ignore. I work as a sociologist in the area and one stat I like to throw out to emphasize how unique the place is that Shelby is one of only two majority Black counties in the country with more than 900k people, the other being Prince George's County, Maryland...Shelby County was the largest 10 years ago but PG County has passed it since. Memphis is still the only majority Black metro in the US with 1 million people or more though. My only gripe is that you didn't mention Memphis rap at all, but since you gave us ribs first and didn't skip tamales we'll let it slide. The COGIC church, the largest pentecostal denomination in the country, also has its international headquarters in Memphis.
I spent the first 26 years of my life in Jackson, and I hated that the cities cut off at Clarksville :D I hoped we'd get a small Carl Perkins, Pringles shout out, and maybe something about the baseball team. But you covered a lot in 24 minutes!
Thank you for all of that info!
@@GeographyKing yeah, I was gonna say, Memphis rap has literally had a worldwide effect on music. 'Trap music' (basically the dominant hip hop style these days) originated there
@robolgatree5815 public housing is mostly federal, and it absolutely was not abolished by the city. HUD has been underfunded for decades and in the city it’s also been under constant attack from private developers, basically since the moment it was integrated. Individual projects have been demolished recently, Foote Homes specifically, mostly as urban renewal under a new name. Activists in the city worked to assure that units would be replaced for the ones that were destroyed. You may also be thinking about section 8, which also was not abolished but was expanded to try to stop the bleeding from underfunding for public housing, criminologists at the university blamed section 8 for rising crime in parts of the city without using any scientific analysis at all, it got a lot of press and when someone disproved it later it was mostly ignored.
Anyway, the story of Memphis is one of being disproportionately affected by every discriminatory process that’s taken place nationally over the past 130 years, that have kept Black families’ net worth at zero and gave Black men a 1 in 3 chance at going to prison at one point…public housing is one small part of that.
Can't wait for the profile on Kentucky. Living in south central Kentucky, I have spent a lot of time in Tennessee and I love it there. Been to Gatlinburg more times than I can count. Love Nashville as well. Also Little Debbie is way better than Hostess for sure!
20:19. My favorite farm scene. I'm biased. I live in Somerville! Great video- truthful, insightful, nonjudgemental. I appreciate the wonderful highlights of our beautiful, diverse state.
Love seeing Kyle get to talk about his current home city!
Another great video. I’m always super hyped for more content. Keep it up, Kyle
Day started off right with a new Geography King!
I was in Tennessee from 2008 to 2017 due to my job headquarters having me there. I now live in Virginia working from home. Tennessee became too expensive to live there. I was in Nashville /Hendersonville area. I would love to go back to live there. You made me fall in love with Tennessee all over again.
Nashville is definitely not cheap. Wages haven't kept up.
Wow, Virginia less expensive than Tennessee? I guess it depends where you are... come try out Knoxville! Then again our housing/renting prices are getting so high, we'll be unsustainable too, soon. :(
Currently in the military in Virginia, I can honestly say I don’t need to visit all 50 states to know that this is the WORST state in all of America! Truly a living hell
@@NewHaven203 Why do you dislike Tennessee so much?
@@NewHaven203 sorry miss read your message. I dont care for VIRGINIA myself. I have been here over 2 years.
I've recently discovered your channel and really enjoy it. I live in Alabama not far from Tennessee and it's one of my favorite places to visit. I've been visiting the Great Smoky Mountains since I was a child. I've even considered moving somewhere nearby, though that's probably years away. I've always enjoyed Knoxville and Chattanooga also. I've attended a conference in Knoxville multiple times in the past and always enjoyed their downtown.
Serendipitously, I was just listening to the Clutch album "From Beale Street to Oblivion" right before I saw you posted this video.
I do love the Moon Pies lol but I am from TN. Thank you for the video. It was spot on about TN.
I live just NW of Atlanta and have been in Tennessee a number of times. You hit the nail on the head!
I'll be traveling to Memphis this weekend for a music conference.
I have family that live in Milan TN, I always love visiting them....
My husband & I really enjoy your videos!
Thank you!
Another excellent video, and I love your sense of humor! You crack me up, 😆
Thank you!
Happy to have you in my home state Kyle!
Ayy, another Geographic Profile! These are always the best of the best.
Tennessee is an underrated state to visit. It has a lot of scenic beauty towards the North Carolina border.
We love Tennessee and have visited a few times! Very beautiful.
PS we are Michiganders
Thanks for another cool and interesting video. Being from New England, what struck me when I drove thru Tenn. was it’s size. It looks like a small state, but driving from Bristol, VA to the Mississippi River border with Arkansas was 510 miles!
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the world, while taking our minds off THE WORLD! Crazy times. Thanks Kyle!
sending love from nashville!
Good video. BTW, I caught the "Shaft" reference. Very cool.
I was wondering if anyone else had noticed that. 😂
The food scene is actually pretty diverse so sophisticates and country cousins can eat very well!
Love the channel
I actually heard Rocky Top for the very first time last week on the radio, driving down to Madison, WI. There's a small old-time country station out of Black River Falls, WI and I always tune in when passing through.
Thank you Kyle for another awesome vid. I love the food sections. Just had lunch but I was drooling over those ribs...
Also, as far as I know Little Debbie is national and has been for a long time. Since I was a kid in the 80s in Minnesota, I remember always wanting Swiss Cake Rolls (obviously the best LD treat) at the grocery store. Eat them in layers, part by part... mmmm.
It is often that interesting areas of Memphis and Western Tennessee get left out, but Kyle does a pretty good job. Crime is bad in specific parts of the city of Memphis, but the city is in the midst of changing and reinventing itself, much like Nashville did twenty years ago. You can walk across the the Mississippi River, from Tennessee into Arkansas, via a newly renovated pedestrian bridge downtown. While in Arkansas, you will access the remainder of the full park named Big River Crossing and be able to walk through an area that has access to over 70 miles of biking trails along the Mississippi River. Memphis and West Tennessee also have a rich musical history, that is includes not just Elvis, but also musical greats like Tina Turner. Be sure to visit not just Graceland, but also the Graceland Soundstages for musical areas that are a bit more intimate settings. Also left out are areas like Reelfoot Lake, which is a great example of most of western Tennessee's typography. Northwestern Tennessee has been slow to attempt to attract tourist, but you can also visit Discovery Museum and the many Native American sites spread throughout Western Tennessee, especially located in the Memphis and the Jackson, TN metro areas. Tennessee's three grand divisions are incredible to explore, just know that there is plenty for you to do in all parts of the state. BTW, locals in Memphis are very good and telling you where to go and where to stay away from and most tourists rarely, if ever have a problem.
My favorite part of Tennessee is Shelby Farms Park in Memphis where they have the biggest dog park I've ever seen. I've never seen my dogs able to stretch their legs anywhere like they did at Shelby Farms dog park. Awesome.
I lived and worked in the California Bay Area most of my life. The minute I retired, I moved to Knoxville, TN. I’ve been here for seven years. I have loved every minute of that time, and I love everything Tennessee. It’s a beautiful, affordable state full of warm, welcoming people!
Kyle.
Please do one of these on Georgia.
I grew up in between Atlanta and Athens my whole life until I was 23 years old.
Yep the Chattanooga Aquarium is great, everyone should visit.
Please do more of these! Love your videos!
Lodge cast iron skillets are also made in Tennessee
Love Tennessee from Michigan
Lived in E. Tennessee for 10 years - loved it. Will move back.
Retired to Knoxville in 2020 after living 38 years in the 'swamp' . Very relaxed atmosphere
I really enjoyed this video i have just about been all over Tennesse my self. Sence i only live 25 miles south of Chattannoga. God bless you and your family sir.....🙏❤🙏❤🙏😀🙂😊
EXCELLENT summary & review!! (VERY thorough and detailed 😂👍).
I’m thinking of moving to Tennessee (TN), and your [this] video Really hit-the-spot!🎯
There is another TH-camr (by the name, Briggs) who also has done a few videos on Tennessee, but they where more (shall I say)….”General.”
Your video was much more “analytical.”
(But, you did leave out “Property/Real Estate” values [but, Briggs covered these]).
In fact, the most informational and valuable part (for me) in your video was the info about the Tornado 🌪 frequency increase 😱 (MAN, this really BLEW 🤯 my mind 🧠 - especially since it was in a most surprising part of TN, since you wouldn’t consider tornadoes would touch down [as much] in the more “Hilly/Mountainous”🏔areas (since hills/mountains mostly KILL tornadoes - which I learned living in Pgh, PA), and also, on the Opposite side, looking at the primarily “Flat” areas of Tornado Alley (like in that Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, arena.)
Anyway [again] EXCELLENT video 🎥 - Keep Up The GOOD work 👍
My sister lives in Jackson, TN about halfway between Memphis and Nashville.
I live in Seattle and can’t wait to travel down there to visit and maybe move there.
Loved the video! Would have liked to know a little more about state parks, but you made me add the TN aquarium to my list of must sees! Currently, the Georgia Aqairium is my favorite. Also, I need to try some hot chicken!! Also, agree a little with Gatlinburg, but my bro also works down there, and it is gorgeous and full of touristy stuff. Pigeon Forge is one long stretch of touristy places! Like 15 mini golf places within 5 miles!
Thank you! I hope you get a chance to see the aquarium. Surprisingly there aren't a lot of places that do Nashville hot chicken in Chattanooga. Or good bbq.
Perfect timing as we're currently in negotiations to buy some land SW of Knoxville to move from Phoenix. Thanks!
As always: Thanks, Kyle!
Thanks for this. I grew up in the Clarksville/Ft. Campbell area.
Ive been to Bristol and loved the charming atmosphere there
Due to a bad ice storm, I was almost stuck in Bucksnort, TN for a couple of nights. I still have a hat that advertises the great tourist destination of Bucksnort.
Nice comprehensive overview of the state. Now I’m curious about what goes on in Oak Ridge!
oak ridge is…. weird lol
The joke is if they tell you they will have to kill you.
I love fishing at Reelfoot Lake in northwest TN. I want to go back some day.
LOVED this video! My sister & parents moved to Jamestown Tennessee and absolutely love it there, me not so much as i'm a Jersey boy!😁
ORNL and some UT researchers discovered a new element with their particle accelerator a few years back, it’s named Tennessine
I'll be visiting Tennessee for the first time on a road trip over spring break! I'm definitely excited to see some of the sights, though unfortunately we won't be there too long.
Great video. I will visit Mountain City for one day during my Easter vacation (staying in North Carolina) and a couple of days in Gatlinburg during summer vacation on my way from Kentucky to NC. I love the Appalachians and the foothills.
Thanks for mentioning guitar and drum techs!!
Great video! Only one small correction. I believe hot chicken is usually served with dill pickle slices on white bread, not sweet pickles.
Great vid on Tennessee! Born and raised here. From Memphis but live in Knoxville
I have loved TN since my first visit to the mountains of east Tennessee. As I have gotten older other areas like Chattanooga with the Aquarium and other natural features and Memphis & Nashville have caught me too. Most recent visits have been to Memphis Zoo and to the Andrew Johnson Historical sites.
Oh and Kyle, I love the fact the Lorraine was preserved and became the National Civil Rights Museum. To me it seems right.
Geography king new video let’s ducking gooooo!! Thanks kyle!!!
Kyle, I was curious about what you said about TVA, because of all those dams. They do generate electricity at those dams also.
I went to Tennessee for the first time in January! You live in the best state for food, Kyle 😩
I have to say Memphis is amazingly hood compared to what I was expecting. And I’m from Atlanta
When we went to Tennessee, I noticed how polite the locals were. By the Knoxville, Seiverille, Pigeon Forge area. Beautiful state .
Love Johnson City! Go Toppers 83’🎉🎉🎉
Great work here, Kyle! Tennessee looks super neat!! :)
I love this series. Would love to see an episode for Texas or Idaho!
Just discovered this channel. How do you not mention the University of Tennessee when discussing Knoxville?
20 years ago with my work I could choose to live anywhere in the country that I wanted to. I chose Tennessee. I have loved my choice. It is my favorite state in the Union (I love a lot of other places too). To me, the people stand out for their friendliness. It is truly a beautiful place. My biggest complaint would be that over the past recent years there are a lot of people realizing what a good place Tennessee is so they move here, and the Nashville airport hasn’t grown fast enough to keep up with the population growth. It is a mess. Also, the traffic has noticeably worsened these last few years. I hope that problem gets worked out. Otherwise, this is a great place.
Love the Elvis pic!
In the Northeast you can find Little Debbie almost anywhere. And Oatmeal Creme Pies are THE BOMB! It's the one snack food that I don't feel awful eating...
We're considering moving to the Bristol area so this was a very helpful overview of the state
I've lived in TN for most of my six plus decades. The metropolitan population of Nashville (combined statistical area) is growing rapidly, and it surpassed 2 million a couple years ago and is pushing 2.2 million in 2022. I have heard that there are now more people in this population that were born outside of the area than were born inside the area. You are now just as likely to have a neighbor that lived in NY, IL, CA, or TX 10 years ago than lived in TN.
As a New Yorker who loves nature and snow, I have to say I've been jealous of how sometimes parts of Tennessee get more snow than NYC!
No we don’t depend on what part of the state you live in everywhere in Tennessee not the same
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KYLE, you forgot the city of Cookeville. It's fast growing and is becoming a very big hub for people moving out of Nashville
The National Civil Rights Museum and Central BBQ is reason enough to visit Memphis. And while I generally take Kyle's advice and stay at a Hampton Inn or La Quinta, in Memphis I like to splurge and stay at the Westin. Very nice property and the location couldn't be more convenient when bar-hopping on Beale St, it's just a quick block or two walk back.
Always a good day when we get a video from the king
also did your stomach growl at the end there 😂
I've had to re-record segments in various videos while talking about food because of lip-smacking and stomach growls. Psychological warfare on my stomach.
@@GeographyKing I can imagine, spending time going through pictures of food for the video! Not gonna lie, when I heard it at first I thought it was me 😅
I lived in Chattanooga for 11 years before moving 30 miles southwest to the corner of Alabama. I still consider myself a Chattanoogan since my wife commutes there every day but the city has changed a LOT in recent years.
Very interesting vid, thank you