View to the dam
View to the dam is a scenic viewpoint in Monroe, Tennessee. View to the dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Calderwood, as well as near the mountain saddle Shaw Grave Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calderwood Dam.
Calderwood Dam
Dam
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood Dam is a hydroelectric dam located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount and Monroe counties, in the U. S. state of Tennessee. Completed in 1930, the dam is owned and maintained by Tapoco, a subsidiary of the Aluminum Company of America, although the Tennessee Valley Authority controls the dam's reservoir levels from Fontana Dam further upstream. Calderwood Dam is situated 1 mile south of View to the dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calderwood and Tallassee.
Calderwood
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Calderwood was a community once located along the Little Tennessee River in Blount County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1912 as a base for the Aluminum Company of America's Little Tennessee Valley hydroelectric development operations, the community continued to house construction personnel and dam maintenance personnel for nearby Calderwood Dam until the 1960s.
Tallassee
Hamlet
Tallassee is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Tennessee. Its ZIP code is 37878. Tallassee is located along U.S. Route 129 approximately a half mile west of Chilhowee Dam along the banks of the Little Tennessee River. Tallassee is situated 6 miles northwest of View to the dam.
View to the dam
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Monroe, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.50367° or 35° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
-83.97605° or 83° 58′ 34″ westOpen location code
867RG23F+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5153609822OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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