Watauga Scenic Area
Watauga Scenic Area is a park in Carter, Tennessee and has an elevation of 2,864 feet. Watauga Scenic Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Bear Stand, as well as near Fish Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watauga Dam.
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 2½ miles northwest of Watauga Scenic Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fish Springs and Hampton.
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 3 miles northeast of Watauga Scenic Area.
Hampton
Village
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 4 miles west of Watauga Scenic Area.
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 5 miles west of Watauga Scenic Area.
Watauga Scenic Area
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.29289° or 36° 17′ 34″ northLongitude
-82.09874° or 82° 5′ 55″ westElevation
2,864 feet (873 metres)Open location code
868V7WV2+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 356895500OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Watauga Scenic Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Watauga Scenic Area”
Localities in the Area
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