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Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker

Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.32424, -84.52620

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Museums: 7
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 11.6 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Etowah Carnegie Library Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bean Mountain;Oswald DomeS 191°921 m9.3 mi
Lowry TopS 184°818 m8.3 mi
Chestnut MountainSSE 164°768 m5.2 mi
Black MountainE 99°721 m5.7 mi
Black MountainSE 126°702 m11.5 mi
Presswood MountainS 189°700 m10.4 mi
Cataska MountainESE 108°676 m10.5 mi
Borin TopESE 108°676 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2420:1920:57
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4416:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250586774787772604942
Precip in5.65.15.55.54.65.05.54.05.23.64.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11840210326

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