Sinking Creek
Sinking Creek is a stream in Washington, Tennessee. Sinking Creek is situated nearby to the village Central, as well as near the locality Vanover Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Johnson City Airport and Fort Watauga.
Johnson City Airport
Aerodrome
Johnson City STOLport is a privately owned, public use STOLport in Washington County, Tennessee, United States. It is located three nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Johnson City, Tennessee. Johnson City Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Sinking Creek.
Fort Watauga
Fort
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Fort Watauga, also known as Fort Caswell, was a fortification located in the Watauga River's Sycamore Shoals near modern-day Elizabethton, Tennessee. It was constructed from 1775 to 1776 by the Watauga Association, a semi-autonomous government founded by American settlers living near the river, to defend the settlers against attacks from British-allied Indians. Fort Watauga is situated 2 miles east of Sinking Creek.
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Park
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is a state park located in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The park consists of 70 acres situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky, and the settlement of the Trans-Appalachian frontier in general, took place. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is situated 2 miles east of Sinking Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central and Watauga.
Central
Village
Central is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census and 2,279 at the 2010 census.
Watauga
Village
Watauga is a city in Carter and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 403 at the 2000 census, 458 at the 2010 census, 361 in the 2020 census. Watauga is situated 2 miles north of Sinking Creek.
Milligan College
Hamlet
Milligan College is an unincorporated community and an area of Elizabethton, in Carter County, Tennessee. Milligan is home to Milligan University and Emmanuel Christian Seminary. All of Milligan has been annexed by the city of Elizabethton. Milligan College is situated 2½ miles south of Sinking Creek.
Sinking Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Washington, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.33927° or 36° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
-82.29347° or 82° 17′ 37″ westElevation
1,453 feet (443 metres)Open location code
868V8PQ4+PJGeoNames ID
4657917
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