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Around Lookout Mountain
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)95 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA100 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL489 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lookout Mountain; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lookout Mountain had 2,058 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 208th largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.
Hamilton County grew from 61,695 residents in 1900 to 366,207 in 2020.
Hamilton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 58.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lookout Mtn-Point Park, TN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Hamilton County
205,761 jobs at 9,883 businesses in Hamilton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lookout Mountain.
Nearest hospitals
Erlanger Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chattanooga5.0 miles
Parkridge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Chattanooga5.3 miles
Memorial Healthcare System, INCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Chattanooga6.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lookout Mountain
Parks (3 nearby)
Spiritualist Campground - Natural Bridge · 5 acres0.1 mi
Terrace Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores
Food City1.7 mi
Publix2.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.1 mi
Supermercado3.3 mi
Pharmacies
Fairyland Pharmacy1.3 mi
Walgreens1.9 mi
Libraries
South Chattanooga Branch Library2.0 mi
Kresge Memorial Library2.5 mi
Rossville Public Library3.6 mi
Chattanooga Public Library4.1 mi
UTC Library4.6 mi
Museums
Battles of Chattanooga Museum1.1 mi
Ochs Memorial Museum1.3 mi
International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum2.2 mi
Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum4.2 mi
Creative Discovery Museum4.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Tivoli Theatre4.3 mi
Memorial Auditorium4.5 mi
UTC Student Amphitheater4.6 mi
River Gallery4.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hamilton County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lookout Mountain Elementary SchoolLookout Mtn
K–5
215
Public
0.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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