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Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial

Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial from directly overhead

Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 472 m. Little Rock Knob stands 1,499 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Walk of Honor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mission Crossing passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Remembering those from Elizabethton and Carter County who found our nation's wars.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.34749, -82.21656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Edwards Island Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cat Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Harmon Park: 0.6 mi
  • Douglas Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • David McQueen Riverside Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 20
  • Laurel Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Dennis Cove Waterfall: 9.2 mi
  • Blue Hole Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Red Fork Falls: 13.9 mi
Museums: 14
Attractions: 8
  • Wautauga Dam: 5.5 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 7.8 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 7.9 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 11.8 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 5.9 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 18.8 mi
  • Trials Playground: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Rock KnobSSE1,499 m14.2 mi
Strawberry MountainSSE1,347 m13.9 mi
White Rocks MountainSE1,295 m10.7 mi
Piney BaldS1,277 m13.7 mi
Holston MountainNE1,264 m10.9 mi
Holston High KnobNE1,261 m10.8 mi
Clarke MountainS1,250 m12.3 mi
Walnut MountainSE1,218 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:41
June solstice06:1220:1220:51
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3716:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947566471757468574639
Precip in3.83.84.03.84.45.25.94.23.02.83.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/681207180

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