Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker
Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome stands 921 m to the south, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Firefighter Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Public library in Etowah, Tennessee, USA.
Wikidata Q69861249, matched on coordinates and name (69 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- 2A 116 / Etowah Carnegie Library, McMinn County, Etowah, Tennessee / With an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, the Etowah Carnegie Library was approved for construction in 1915.
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Gazebo Overlook · 13 mi
- Sugerloaf Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Parksville Lake Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Whig Cove · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Firefighter Park: 0.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- L&N Depot Park: 0.1 mi
- Knox Park: 5.1 mi
- McMinn County Bicentennial Park: 5.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Goat Knob: 2.6 mi
- Fox Knob: 3.3 mi
- Cartwright Knob: 3.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Company A: 0.1 mi
- M60 Tank: 5.3 mi
- Fort Marr Blockhouse: 6.2 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 13.2 mi
- White Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Henegar Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Ward Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Sivils Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Eads Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Historic Firetruck: 0.0 mi
- Historic L&N Caboose: 0.1 mi
- The Lost Sea: 15.6 mi
- Prayer Mountain: 20.9 mi
- Arise and Shine Marker: 20.9 mi
- Lowry Falls: 7.1 mi
- Coker Creek Falls (4) 45: 12.4 mi
- Benton Falls: 13.2 mi
- Big Lost Falls: 13.3 mi
- Rock Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- L&N Depot Museum: 0.1 mi
- Swift Museum: 5.3 mi
- McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 13.2 mi
- Meigs County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 9.9 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.6 mi
- McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
- Parksville Beach: 16.4 mi
- Shady Beach: 18.4 mi
- Clearwater Spring: 15.2 mi
- Cute: 20.9 mi
- BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Mountain;Oswald Dome | S 191° | 921 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lowry Top | S 184° | 818 m | 8.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 99° | 721 m | 5.7 mi |
| Presswood Mountain | S 189° | 700 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cataska Mountain | ESE 108° | 676 m | 10.5 mi |
| Borin Top | ESE 108° | 675 m | 10.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 111° | 630 m | 4.0 mi |
| Locust Mountain | SE 140° | 620 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11840210326
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