Sulphur Springs Gap

Sulphur Springs Gap is a gap in Carter, Tennessee and has an elevation of 2,927 feet. Sulphur Springs Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Dogtown, as well as near Braemar.

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 2½ miles northeast of Sulphur Springs Gap.

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 northeast of Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs Gap.

Hunter

Village

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Hunter is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located northeast of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee, along Tennessee State Route 91 and the Watauga River. Hunter is situated 4½ miles north of Sulphur Springs Gap.

Sulphur Springs Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 2,927 feet
Category: landform
Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.30761° or 36° 18′ 27″ north

Longitude

-82.14541° or 82° 8′ 44″ west

Elevation

2,927 feet (892 metres)

Open location code

868V8V53+2R

GeoNames ID

4660931

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