Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center
Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Selu Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Casino and hotel in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata Q5663794, matched on coordinates and name (73 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 3.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Oconaluftee Park: 1.1 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 1.2 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 1.5 mi
- Norman Maney Recreation Park: 3.4 mi
- Thomas Peak: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.9 mi
- O'Dear Knob: 2.2 mi
- Welch Top: 2.7 mi
- Fox Knob: 2.9 mi
- Washington Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Mingo Falls: 4.6 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Gina Falls: 6.7 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 0.3 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 7.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 7.7 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 10.0 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Catamount Gap: 12.1 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 13.2 mi
- Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 1.1 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 7.5 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 7.8 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 7.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 1.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 1.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 2.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 8.4 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 8.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 0.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.9 mi
- Sylva Mural: 8.1 mi
- Moai Statue: 8.1 mi
- Wi: 12.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 7.6 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 16.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 1.1 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 19.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.1 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.2 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 22.8 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.0 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 19.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | E 92° | 1,904 m | 9.4 mi |
| Yellow Face | E 99° | 1,833 m | 8.7 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,751 m | 7.5 mi |
| Campbell Lick | E 81° | 1,696 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bunches Bald | ENE 64° | 1,663 m | 7.2 mi |
| Soco Bald | ENE 65° | 1,653 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Bald | ESE 110° | 1,623 m | 6.2 mi |
| Heintooga Bald | NE 49° | 1,603 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11934037465
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