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Historic Dam Site

Historic Dam Site from directly overhead

Historic Dam Site is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 941 m. Harmon Knob stands 1,466 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Watauga Recreation Complex, a park 0.6 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The stone ruins visible here are the remains of a hydroelectric generation station that produced the first electricity in Boone from 1915 to 1924. It served Appalachian Training School, now Appalachian State University, and 6 houses in Boone. The site sit

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Electricity Comes to Boone: Site of the original Dam and Power House for the New River Light and Power Company, 1915-1924
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.20901, -81.64608

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Watauga Recreation Complex: 0.6 mi
  • Optimist Club of Boone: 0.7 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Arboretum: 1.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.4 mi
  • Rocky Knob Mtn Bike Park: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Blue Hole Falls: 5.9 mi
  • New Year's Creek Cascades: 6.1 mi
  • Hebron Colony Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Glen Burney Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Glen Marie Falls: 6.4 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Yarnall Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Turkey Knob: 2.1 mi
  • Howard Knob: 2.3 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 25
  • Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 1.2 mi
  • Tweetsie Twister: 2.5 mi
  • F-80 Jet Planes: 2.5 mi
  • Round-Up: 2.6 mi
  • Turnpike Cruisers: 2.6 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Gardens: 8
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Historic Dam Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmon KnobNNW1,466 m6.4 mi
Rittle KnobN1,463 m7.8 mi
Rich MountainWNW1,455 m3.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW1,407 m5.2 mi
Snakeden MountainWNW1,367 m4.9 mi
Flat Top MountainSSW1,362 m3.7 mi
Howard KnobNW1,343 m2.3 mi
Buckeye KnobNW1,291 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:1020:1020:48
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441495865686761514135
Precip in4.43.64.85.55.55.65.15.65.74.74.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8426338790

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