- Elevation, modelled
- 610 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Little Rock Knob1,499 m · 10.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mission Crossing13.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 36.3028, -82.1262
Shook Branch Picnic Ground is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled 610 m. Little Rock Knob stands 1,499 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shook Branch Swimming Area, a beach 0.1 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Shook Branch Picnic Ground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock Knob | S 187° | 1,499 m | 10.6 mi |
| Strawberry Mountain | S 180° | 1,347 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,305 m | 10.1 mi |
| White Rocks Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,295 m | 5.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,295 m | 11.4 mi |
| Piney Bald | SSW 198° | 1,277 m | 11.0 mi |
| Holston Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,264 m | 11.0 mi |
| Holston High Knob | NNE 14° | 1,261 m | 11.0 mi |
- 13.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 21.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 25.0 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 22 mi
- Watauga View · 22 mi
- Calloway Peak · 22 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pond Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Potato Top: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Watauga Scenic Area: 1.7 mi
- Watauga Point Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Cat Island Park: 5.4 mi
- Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Elizabethton Veterans War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Veteran's Walk of Honor: 5.9 mi
- Transylvania Purchase: 7.5 mi
- Watauga Purchase: 7.5 mi
- Watauga Fort: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Cardens Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Bee Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Pardee Point: 3.6 mi
- Flagpole Point: 4.0 mi
- Moody Cliff: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Laurel Falls: 2.1 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 3.4 mi
- Dennis Cove Waterfall: 3.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 9.5 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 9.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 16.2 mi
- Unicoi County Heritage Museum: 17.5 mi
- Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Wautauga Dam: 1.4 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 12.6 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 12.7 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.0 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 15.3 mi
- Trials Playground: 18.7 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Woods Walk: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 11.1 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 20.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 21.5 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Hampton Spring: 3.0 mi
- Shanty Springs: 21.7 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 0.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- ETSU Community Garden: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Junaluska: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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, 8 mi away.
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