- Elevation, modelled
- 453 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- White Rocks Mountain1,295 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mission Crossing20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3445, -82.2540
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is a park in Tennessee, at a modelled 453 m. White Rocks Mountain stands 1,295 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Watauga, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Mission Crossing passes 21 miles off.
- Operated by
- Tennessee State Parks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rocks Mountain | SE 134° | 1,295 m | 12.0 mi |
| Piney Bald | SSE 165° | 1,277 m | 13.9 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NE 51° | 1,264 m | 12.6 mi |
| Holston High Knob | NE 52° | 1,261 m | 12.5 mi |
| Clarke Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,250 m | 12.4 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,218 m | 11.0 mi |
| Firescald Knob | ESE 117° | 1,218 m | 11.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | S 185° | 1,129 m | 9.3 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 24.7 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 28.4 mi off the Little Parkway
- 29.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 29 mi
- Watauga View · 29 mi
- Calloway Peak · 30 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sycamore Shoals Island: 0.2 mi
- Dixon Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Kiwani's Park: 0.6 mi
- Sycamore Shoals Monument: 0.9 mi
- Lyons Field Park: 1.6 mi
- Sabine Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bogart Knob: 2.5 mi
- Vest Knob: 2.8 mi
- Lynn Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Jenkins Knob: 3.9 mi
- Moody Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Betty Range Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Bee Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Fort Watauga: 0.0 mi
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail: 0.1 mi
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 0.1 mi
- The Tipton Family: 0.1 mi
- Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga: 0.1 mi
- Laurel Falls: 8.3 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 9.8 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 11.8 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 13.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 5.8 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 5.8 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 7.5 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 11.5 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 11.9 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 7.7 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 20.9 mi
- Trials Playground: 24.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 4.4 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Hampton Spring: 6.2 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Junaluska: 7.4 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 7.6 mi
- Lost Cove: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elizabethton, under a mile away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000721OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Elizabethton · 1 mi
- Johnson City · 6 mi
- Bristol · 18 mi
- Kingsport · 21 mi
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