Shook Branch Recreation Center

Shook Branch Recreation Center is in Carter, Tennessee. Shook Branch Recreation Center is situated nearby to the reservoir Wilbur Lake, as well as near the village Hampton.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilbur Lake and Watauga Dam.

Wilbur Lake

Reservoir

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Wilbur Lake is a reservoir, which is situated 2½ miles north of Shook Branch Recreation Center.

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 1½ miles north of Shook Branch Recreation Center.

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 2½ miles southwest of Shook Branch Recreation Center.

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 3½ miles west of Shook Branch Recreation Center.

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 4 miles east of Shook Branch Recreation Center.

Shook Branch Recreation Center

Also known as: “Shook Branch Recreation Site”
Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.30345° or 36° 18′ 12″ north

Longitude

-82.13096° or 82° 7′ 52″ west

Elevation

1,965 feet (599 metres)

Open location code

868V8V39+9J

GeoNames ID

4657454

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