TOWNS: The closest town is Mountain City TN to our north, which is a 12-15 minute drive. There is a small family grocery store about 3 miles from the Villa and three large grocery stores in Mountain City. Larger nearby cities are Elizabethton TN (20 minutes to our west) and Johnson City TN ( a few more minutes west.) To the east is Boone NC (35 minutes) and Blowing Rock NC (a few more minutes east.)