- Elevation, modelled
- 597 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Little Rock Knob1,499 m · 10.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mission Crossing13.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3028, -82.1278
Shook Branch Swimming Area is a beach in Tennessee, at a modelled 597 m. Little Rock Knob stands 1,499 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Wautauga Dam, a attraction 1.4 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Shook Branch Swimming Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Knob | S 186° | 1,499 m | 10.6 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | S 179° | 1,347 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,305 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,295 m | 5.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 195° | 1,295 m | 11.4 mi |
| Piney Bald | SSW 198° | 1,277 m | 11.0 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,264 m | 11.1 mi |
| Holston High Knob | NNE 15° | 1,261 m | 11.0 mi |
- 13.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 21.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 25.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 22 mi
- Watauga View · 22 mi
- Calloway Peak · 22 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pond Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Potato Top: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 5.8 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 7.4 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 7.4 mi
- Watauga Fort: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Laurel Falls: 2.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 9.8 mi
Museums: 14
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.5 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 16.3 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 17.4 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wautauga Dam: 1.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 12.5 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 12.6 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.1 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Johnson City · 13 mi
- Bristol · 20 mi
- Kingsport · 28 mi
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