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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.

The record

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.
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Coordinates36.31444, -82.37355
Around it

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: 28
Historic sites: 26
  • 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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Unaka MountainSSE 161°1,579 m13.2 mi
Beauty SpotS 170°1,347 m13.8 mi
Piney BallSSE 152°1,288 m14.0 mi
Big BallSSE 157°1,254 m13.9 mi
Clarke MountainSE 136°1,250 m13.9 mi
Stone MountainSE 141°1,129 m9.3 mi
Fork MountainESE 111°1,101 m11.8 mi
Pinnacle MountainS 179°1,074 m6.7 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4904313161

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