Watauga Point Recreational Area
Watauga Point Recreational Area is a park in Carter, Tennessee. Watauga Point Recreational Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Fish Springs, as well as near Horseshoe.- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Watauga Point Recreation Area”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watauga Dam and Wilbur Lake.
Watauga Dam
Dam
Photo: Parker1297, CC BY 3.0.
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 2 miles west of Watauga Point Recreational Area.
Wilbur Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wilbur Lake is situated 2 miles northwest of Watauga Point Recreational Area.
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.
Butler
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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 3½ miles northeast of Watauga Point Recreational Area.
Hunter
Village
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 5 miles northwest of Watauga Point Recreational Area.
Watauga Point Recreational Area
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.32039° or 36° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
-82.0854° or 82° 5′ 8″ westElevation
2,005 feet (611 metres)Operator
US Forest ServiceOpen location code
868V8WC7+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 356781825OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4666026Wikidata ID
Q49577391
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In Other Languages
“Watauga Point Recreational Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Watauga Point Recreational Area”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Horseshoe and Wilbur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include C.R. ‘Doodle’ White Overlook and Lakeshore Marina.
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