Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge is a park in Meigs County, Tennessee. Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Points, as well as near Birchwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hiwassee Island and Cherokee Removal Memorial Park.
Hiwassee Island
Island
Hiwassee Island, also known as Jollys Island and Benham Island, is located in Meigs County, Tennessee, at the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers.
Cherokee Removal Memorial Park
Park
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Cherokee Removal Memorial Park is a public park in Meigs County, Tennessee that is dedicated in memory of the Cherokee who were forced to emigrate from their ancestral lands during the Cherokee removal, in an event that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.
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 located along Tennessee State Route 60 3.4 miles south of Dayton. Five Points is situated 2½ miles northwest of Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge.
Birchwood
Hamlet
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Birchwood is an unincorporated community in Hamilton and Meigs counties in Tennessee, United States. It is a rural area located along Tennessee State Route 60 and Tennessee State Route 312 northwest of Chattanooga. Birchwood is situated 3½ miles south of Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge.
Big Spring
Hamlet
Big Spring is an unincorporated community in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 58 between Georgetown and Decatur, approximately two miles north of the banks of the Hiwassee River. Big Spring is situated 5 miles east of Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge.
Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Meigs County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Meigs County, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.41618° or 35° 24′ 58″ northLongitude
-84.98662° or 84° 59′ 12″ westElevation
689 feet (210 metres)Open location code
867QC287+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 356811258OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
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