WIDD-AM (Elizabethton)
WIDD-AM (Elizabethton) is a tower in Carter, Tennessee. WIDD-AM (Elizabethton) is situated nearby to the park Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, as well as near the hamlet Big Spring.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bonnie Kate Theatre and Fort Watauga.
Bonnie Kate Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Nathandyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnie Kate Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 2 km southeast of WIDD-AM (Elizabethton).
Fort Watauga
Fort
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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 2½ km southwest of WIDD-AM (Elizabethton).
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Park
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2½ km southwest of WIDD-AM (Elizabethton).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elizabethton and Big Spring.
Elizabethton
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.
Big Spring
Hamlet
Big Spring is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Big Spring is situated 5 km south of WIDD-AM (Elizabethton).
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 6 km west of WIDD-AM (Elizabethton).
WIDD-AM (Elizabethton)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.359° or 36° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
-82.23124° or 82° 13′ 53″ westElevation
530 metres (1,739 feet)Open location code
868V9Q59+JGGeoNames ID
4664981
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