Pierce Spring

Pierce Spring is a spring in Carter, Tennessee. Pierce Spring is situated nearby to the hamlet Horseshoe, as well as near Wilbur.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Watauga Dam.

Wilbur Lake

Reservoir

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Wilbur Lake is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Pierce Spring.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Springs and Butler.

Fish Springs

Hamlet

Fish Springs is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Fish Springs is located on the south shore of Watauga Lake, along US Route 321 and Tennessee State Route 67 east of Hampton. Fish Springs is situated 2 miles east of Pierce Spring.

Butler

Hamlet

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Butler is an unincorporated community in Johnson County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is located along the northern shore of Watauga Lake. Butler is served by a post office, assigned ZIP Code 37640. Butler is situated 4½ miles northeast of Pierce Spring.

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 5 miles southwest of Pierce Spring.

Pierce Spring

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.31706° or 36° 19′ 1″ north

Longitude

-82.09624° or 82° 5′ 47″ west

Elevation

1,959 feet (597 metres)

Open location code

868V8W83+RG

GeoNames ID

4649235

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