Shook Branch Picnic Ground
Shook Branch Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Carter, Tennessee. Shook Branch Picnic Ground is situated nearby to Lewis-Pierce Cemetery, as well as near the beach Shook Branch Swimming Area.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 north of Shook Branch Picnic Ground.
Wilbur Lake
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Wilbur Lake is situated 2½ miles north of Shook Branch Picnic Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampton and Valley Forge.
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 3 miles southwest of Shook Branch Picnic Ground.
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 3½ miles west of Shook Branch Picnic Ground.
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 4 miles east of Shook Branch Picnic Ground.
Shook Branch Picnic Ground
- Type: Picnic site
- Category: tourism
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.30281° or 36° 18′ 10″ northLongitude
-82.1262° or 82° 7′ 34″ westOpen location code
868V8V3F+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 9505319548OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lewis-Pierce Cemetery and Shook Branch Swimming Area.
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