Hiwassee River
The Hiwassee River is a 147-mile river in the states of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In Georgia, the river is called Hiawassee. It originates from a spring on the north slope of Rocky Mountain in Towns County in northern Georgia, then flows…
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Eufasee River”, “Eufassee River”, “Euforsee River”, “Euphase River”, “Euphasee Fiume”, “Euphasee River”, “Heia Wassea River”, “Hewasse River”, “Hewossa River”, “Hiawassee River”, “Highwassee River”, “Hywassee River”, “Quannessee River”, and “Wassee River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cherokee Trail of Tears State Park and Hiwassee Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Points and Birchwood.
Five Points
Hamlet
Five Points is an unincorporated community in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. Five Points is situated 2½ miles north of Hiwassee River.
Birchwood
Hamlet
Graysville
Village
Hiwassee River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Meigs County, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.41007° or 35° 24′ 36″ north
Longitude
-85.01023° or 85° 0′ 37″ west
Elevation
682 feet (208 metres)
Open location code
867PCX6Q+2W
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Hiwassee River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Hiwassee”
- Catalan: “Hiwassee”
- Cebuano: “Hiwassee River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هيواسى”
- French: “Hiwassee”
- Irish: “Abhainn Hiwassee”
- Japanese: “ハイワシー川”
- Russian: “Хайвосси”
- Venetian: “Hiwassee”
- Welsh: “Afon Hiwassee”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lakewood and Bluff View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Spivey Cemetery and Robinson Hollow.
Tennessee: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Nashville and Memphis.
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