Morton Gap

Morton Gap is a gap in Carter, Tennessee and has an elevation of 2,953 feet. Morton Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Braemar, as well as near Dogtown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watauga Dam and Hampton High School.

Watauga Dam

Dam

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Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed. Watauga Dam is situated 2 miles northeast of Morton Gap.

Hampton High School

School

Hampton High School is a high school in Hampton, Tennessee. Hampton High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Morton Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampton and Valley Forge.

Hampton

Village

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Hampton is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Located a few miles southeast of Elizabethton and northwest of Roan Mountain, Hampton is surrounded on all sides by the Unaka Mountains. Hampton is situated 2 miles southwest of Morton Gap.

Valley Forge

Hamlet

Valley Forge is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Located along US Route 19E/321 and SR-67, south of Elizabethton and north of Hampton. Valley Forge is situated 2½ miles west of Morton Gap.

Elizabethton

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Elizabethton is a city of 13,5000 people in Eastern Tennessee. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government west of the Eastern Continental Divide and of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Morton Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 2,953 feet
Category: landform
Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.30483° or 36° 18′ 17″ north

Longitude

-82.14791° or 82° 8′ 53″ west

Elevation

2,953 feet (900 metres)

Open location code

868V8V32+WR

GeoNames ID

4642977

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Campbell Cemetery and Johnson Cemetery.

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