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Old Doe Lookout Tower

Old Doe Lookout Tower from directly overhead

Old Doe Lookout Tower is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,125 m. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sink Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1125 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.39901, -81.94706

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 33
  • Blue Hole Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Buckeye Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Mountaineer Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Splash Dam Falls: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 32
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 19
  • Newman Basket Company: 18.5 mi
  • Hellbenders: 19.2 mi
  • Doc Watson Statue: 19.2 mi
  • Doc and Merle Watson: 19.3 mi
  • Time and Honor: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 16
Gardens: 10
  • Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 16.4 mi
  • Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 19.3 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Potters Truck Stop: 3.4 mi
  • Trials Playground: 6.7 mi
  • Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
  • Hampton Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Brig Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Old Doe Lookout Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The BaldESE 112°1,420 m8.3 mi
Buckeye KnobESE 123°1,333 m10.4 mi
Little Stone MountainS 182°1,305 m9.5 mi
Rich KnobNNW 345°1,295 m7.8 mi
Grindstone KnobNNE 26°1,282 m7.9 mi
Holston MountainWNW 299°1,264 m8.3 mi
Holston High KnobWNW 299°1,261 m8.3 mi
Forge MountainENE 59°1,249 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1120:50
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356846674

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