Editing Newport, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Newport is located in western Cocke County and is situated along the [[Pigeon River (Tennessee – North Carolina)|Pigeon River]] in an area where the foothills of the [[Great Smoky Mountains]] descend into the [[French Broad River|French Broad]] drainage basins. English Mountain rises prominently to the southwest and Hall Top Mountain rises to the southeast, with the Pigeon River cutting a valley between the two. The [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park]] boundary passes some {{convert|15|mi}} to the south.

The confluence of the French Broad, [[Nolichucky River|Nolichucky]], and Pigeon rivers occurs {{convert|10|mi|0}} northwest of Newport in an area once known as Forks-of-the-River. This area now comprises the northeastern section of [[Douglas Dam|Douglas Lake]], which was created by an impoundment of the French Broad by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in the 1940s. The French Broad eventually merges with the [[Holston River]] in Knoxville to form the [[Tennessee River]], some {{convert|40|mi}} to the west of Newport.

[[Image:Newport-from-cammerer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Cocke County, looking north from [[Mount Cammerer|Mt. Cammerer]]]]

Several major federal highways intersect at Newport. [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] passes through the city's southern section about {{convert|18|mi}} north of the [[North Carolina]] border. [[U.S. Route 321]] runs perpendicular to I-40, approaching Newport from [[Cosby, Tennessee|Cosby]] to the south. [[U.S. Route 411]] merges with [[U.S. Route 70]] in Carson Springs, and the merged road enters Newport from the west, intersecting US-321 in downtown Newport. US-70 continues east to [[Del Rio, Tennessee]], and [[Hot Springs, North Carolina]], while US-321 turns north and crosses the Pigeon and French Broad en route to [[Greeneville, Tennessee|Greeneville]] and northeastern Tennessee.

Newport consists of several sections relating to its historical development. The main section of town, centered around the courthouse, is situated along the south bank of the Pigeon amongst a series of relatively low but steep cliffs. North of the main section is "Oldtown", situated between the Pigeon and French Broad, which was the town's main area before the arrival of the railroad in the late 19th century. A more modern section of town has developed along US-321 between the courthouse area and I-40.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|14.3|km2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Newport 1 NW, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 81
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 82
|year record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 49.2
|Feb high F = 53.7
|Mar high F = 62.0
|Apr high F = 71.8
|May high F = 79.0
|Jun high F = 85.2
|Jul high F = 88.1
|Aug high F = 87.6
|Sep high F = 82.7
|Oct high F = 72.5
|Nov high F = 61.1
|Dec high F = 52.1
|year high F = 70.4
|Jan mean F = 38.6
|Feb mean F = 42.4
|Mar mean F = 49.5
|Apr mean F = 58.5
|May mean F = 66.9
|Jun mean F = 74.2
|Jul mean F = 77.6
|Aug mean F = 76.7
|Sep mean F = 70.9
|Oct mean F = 59.6
|Nov mean F = 48.3
|Dec mean F = 41.4
|year mean F = 58.7
|Jan low F = 28.0
|Feb low F = 31.1
|Mar low F = 37.1
|Apr low F = 45.2
|May low F = 54.8
|Jun low F = 63.3
|Jul low F = 67.1
|Aug low F = 65.8
|Sep low F = 59.1
|Oct low F = 46.7
|Nov low F = 35.4
|Dec low F = 30.7
|year low F = 47.0
|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -16
|Mar record low F = -4
|Apr record low F = 14
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 20
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = −17
|year record low F = -23
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.89
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.18
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.29
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.08
|May precipitation inch = 4.08
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.29
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.93
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.82
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.10
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.42
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.44
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.17
|year precipitation inch = 46.69
|Jan snow inch = 1.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.8
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.5
|year snow inch = 3.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.4
|Feb precipitation days = 11.4
|Mar precipitation days = 12.0
|Apr precipitation days = 10.0
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.6
|Jul precipitation days = 11.2
|Aug precipitation days = 9.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.7
|Oct precipitation days = 7.8
|Nov precipitation days = 8.7
|Dec precipitation days = 11.0
|year precipitation days = 123.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.0
|Feb snow days = 0.5
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.3
|year snow days = 1.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=mrx
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00406534&format=pdf
| title = Station: Newport 1 NW, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 8, 2021}}</ref>
}}