YS Men Picnic Area
YS Men Picnic Area is in Carter, Tennessee. YS Men Picnic Area is situated nearby to Wilbur Lake, as well as near the hamlet Fish Springs.Places of Interest Nearby
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 1½ miles northwest of YS Men Picnic Area.
Wilbur Lake
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Wilbur Lake is situated 2 miles northwest of YS Men Picnic 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 2½ miles east of YS Men Picnic 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 4½ miles southwest of YS Men Picnic Area.
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 5 miles northeast of YS Men Picnic Area.
YS Men Picnic Area
- Also known as: “YS Men Recreation Site”
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.31067° or 36° 18′ 38″ northLongitude
-82.1029° or 82° 6′ 10″ westElevation
1,972 feet (601 metres)Open location code
868V8V6W+7RGeoNames ID
4669120
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