- Elevation, modelled
- 922 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 3.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Parkway2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1572, -81.7728
Greater Foscoe Mining Company is a attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled 922 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the south-southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nettle Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Little Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.
unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina
Wikidata Q3473687, matched on coordinates and name (813 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Greater Foscoe Mining Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | SSW 214° | 1,804 m | 3.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,663 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | WNW 287° | 1,652 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,585 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hanging Rock | W 265° | 1,582 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 307° | 1,502 m | 5.1 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,502 m | 5.8 mi |
| Peak Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,473 m | 3.9 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 2.7 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 1.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 3 mi
- Top Crag View · 3 mi
- Flat Rock View · 3 mi
- Calloway Peak · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nettle Knob: 1.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.3 mi
- Timothy Knob: 1.4 mi
- Ash Bearpen Knob: 1.7 mi
- Myria Knob: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Otter Falls: 2.1 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 2.1 mi
- Dutch Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Green Mountain Falls: 3.0 mi
- Crab Orchard Falls: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 26
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 4.4 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 4.9 mi
- Stack Rock: 5.4 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 5.4 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 6.9 mi
Museums: 15
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.5 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.5 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.8 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.4 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 6.5 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 7.9 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 22.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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- Elizabethton · 29 mi
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