Jessup's Mill
Jessup's Mill is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Slate Mountain stands 1,059 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Archies Knob, a peak 3.8 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q6187908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1910
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 20 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Archies Knob: 3.8 mi
- Bowens Knob: 4.8 mi
- Beans Knob: 5.1 mi
- Willard Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Brown Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Hart's Access: 3.9 mi
- Byrds Marker: 4.5 mi
- Historic Rock House: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 10.5 mi
- Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Civic and Recreation Center: 10.8 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 13.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 13.2 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 13.3 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 18.8 mi
- Horne Creek Historic Farm: 19.0 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 15.1 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 16.1 mi
- Ararat River Access: 18.9 mi
- Rider Falls: 8.8 mi
- Torys Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Cascades: 9.6 mi
- Tise falls: 10.6 mi
- Window Falls: 10.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 8.4 mi
- CCC Ruins: 10.9 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 10.9 mi
- CCC Ruins: 10.9 mi
- Moores Wall: 10.1 mi
- Indian Face: 10.2 mi
- Cooks Wall: 11.2 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 14.3 mi
- Three Bears: 14.3 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 7.5 mi
- Balanced Rock: 10.1 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 13.0 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 19.1 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 11.0 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 12.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Jessup's Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Mountain | N 352° | 1,059 m | 17.5 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NNW 345° | 1,015 m | 15.9 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NNW 344° | 986 m | 16.1 mi |
| Oak Knob | NNW 341° | 978 m | 14.6 mi |
| East Knob | NNW 336° | 978 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NE 35° | 977 m | 14.1 mi |
| Richwood Knob | NE 35° | 977 m | 14.1 mi |
| The Knob | N 350° | 963 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 82003515OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Jessup's Mill, reference 82003515, listed 07/15/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/800872352
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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