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Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial

Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial from directly overhead

Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 505 m. Unaka Mountain stands 1,579 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Neighborhood Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
The Johnson City/Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial Committee has been formed for the sole purpose of establishing a memorial park, to be located in Johnson City, TN.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.31444, -82.37355

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Neighborhood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.1 mi
  • D R Beeson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carver Park: 0.7 mi
  • Paul Christman Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • Carillion: 0.8 mi
  • Tipton Cemetery: 2.7 mi
  • Massengill Monument: 5.3 mi
  • Fort Watauga: 7.0 mi
  • Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Red Fork Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Laurel Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Martin Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Coon Den Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Hell Hollow Falls: 15.4 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Johnson City Sign: 1.1 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 1.2 mi
  • Appalachian Caverns: 13.4 mi
  • Wautauga Dam: 14.0 mi
  • Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.1 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 13.8 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Springs: 1
  • Hampton Spring: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Unaka MountainSSE1,579 m13.2 mi
Beauty SpotS1,347 m13.8 mi
Piney BallSSE1,288 m14.0 mi
Big BallSSE1,254 m13.9 mi
Clarke MountainSE1,250 m13.9 mi
Stone MountainSE1,129 m9.3 mi
Fork MountainESE1,101 m11.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainS1,074 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1320:1320:51
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4904313161

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