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Watauga Tennessee Map

Explore Watauga, Tennessee, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Watauga, Tennessee

How to Use This Watauga, Tennessee Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Watauga, Tennessee. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Tennessee or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Watauga.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Watauga
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Carter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.370661
Longitude	-82.296803
Population	353
Density	154.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	37694
Area Code	731
County Seat	Elizabethton
School District	Carter County School District

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About Watauga, Tennessee

Watauga is a locality in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 154.7 people per km². Watauga is located at 36.3707°N, 82.2968°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Watauga is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 37694.

Watauga occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent currents of Lick Creek carve through the earth, marking the local rhythm of the landscape. It lies 5.0 miles west-northwest of Elizabethton, TN (from Elizabethton, TN: bearing 288°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southwest of Hamilton. The terrain here holds a subtle, stubborn character, defined by the proximity of Shell Hollow and the expansive, still waters of Boone Lake that mirror the shifting clouds only two miles away. On clear days, the distant Blue Ridge Mountains form a hazy, violet-edged silhouette against the horizon, grounding the view in the ancient geology of the region. Visitors often wander through the Watauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Area, where the dense canopy provides a cool, shadowed refuge from the relentless afternoon sun. The air possesses a particular clarity, smelling faintly of damp limestone and the dry, sweet scent of cured hay from the surrounding fields.

Watauga maintains a legacy rooted in the industrious spirit of the early settlers who recognized the value of these fertile, inland reaches. While the economy has evolved from the agrarian foundations that once defined the valley, the local pace remains dictated by the sun and the seasons rather than the frantic tempo of urban centers. Residents often look toward the Old Dug Trail, a reminder of the paths that once connected these isolated pockets of life before modern infrastructure tightened the map. Life in Watauga moves with a deliberate, steady grace, favoring the quiet reliability of small-scale commerce and the preservation of the land that sustains it. There is an enduring sense of place here, a feeling that the history of the soil is still being written by those who choose to remain in the shadow of the ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Watauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 202° S
Sycamore Shoals (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 126° SE
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 127° SE
The Tipton Family (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 126° SE
Tweetsie Trail (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 140° SE
Watauga Fort (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 126° SE
Winged Deer Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 295° NW
Downtown Square Breezeway (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 219° SW
Johnson City Sign (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 221° SW
Fischman Gallery (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 220° SW
Liberty Bell Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 235° SW
North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 057° NE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 054° NE · 662k acres
Junaluska (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 238° SW
John And Landon Carter House State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 096° E
State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 122° SE
Big Laurel Branch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.6 mi, 101° E · 11k acres
Wautauga Dam (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 109° E
Pond Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.3 mi, 127° SE · 6,920 acres
Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 014° N
International Storytelling Center (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 242° SW
The Jackson Theatre (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 242° SW
Jonesborough Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 242° SW
Jackson's Camp (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 012° N
C.R. "Doodle" White Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 106° E
Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 164° S · 511k acres
The Foundation Event Facility (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 022° N
Paramount Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 022° N
Suzanne Barrett Justis Fine Art (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 310° NW
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.4 mi, 055° NE · 155k acres

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