22 miles
Panama city beach
Gulf Shores i believe its only 6 1/2 hours from Chattanooga
Golf shores
The driving distance from Elizabethton, Tennessee to Brevard, North Carolina is 100 miles.
The address of the Watauga Historical Association is: Po Box 1776, Elizabethton, TN 37643
The closest beach to Ohio is the Burr Oak Resort. It is on Burr Oak Lodge Road in Glousler, Ohio.
It is 141 miles according to Google Maps.
The address of the Friends Of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Inc is: Po Box 1772, Elizabethton, TN 37644
The driving distance between Knoxville, TN and Elizabethton, TN is approximately 115 miles. The driving time would be approximately 2 hours if you were to travel non-stop in good driving conditions. (The driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend trip time such as weather, road work and rush hour traffic in urban areas.)
The closest body of water is Lake Michigan and there are beaches in Hammond, IN, but I'd drive the extra ten miles to go to Mobile AL or the extra 20 miles to go to Pensacola, FL. Third choice and third most distant, Myrtle Beach, SC.
The closest ocean hotel to Tennessee would likely be in a coastal city like Myrtle Beach, South Carolina or Destin, Florida, which are both approximately a 10-12 hour drive from central Tennessee. These destinations offer a variety of oceanfront hotels and resorts for visitors to enjoy.