Watauga Dam Visitor Center
Watauga Dam Visitor Center is a tourism office in Carter, Tennessee. Watauga Dam Visitor Center is situated nearby to Wautauga Dam, as well as near the cliff Cardens Bluff.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Watauga Dam and Wilbur Lake.
Watauga Dam
Dam
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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 1,800 feet northwest of Watauga Dam Visitor Center.
Bee Cliff
Cliff
The Bee Cliff is a prominent northeast Tennessee geological limestone feature with high caves that overlooks the Watauga River and the Siam community of Carter County, Tennessee. Bee Cliff is situated 2½ miles northwest of Watauga Dam Visitor Center.
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 3½ miles east of Watauga Dam Visitor Center.
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 southwest of Watauga Dam Visitor Center.
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 4 miles northwest of Watauga Dam Visitor Center.
Watauga Dam Visitor Center
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.31953° or 36° 19′ 10″ northLongitude
-82.11846° or 82° 7′ 6″ westOpen location code
868V8V9J+RJOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wautauga Dam and Cardens Bluff.
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