Attraction · North Carolina
WNC Agricultural Center
WNC Agricultural Center is an attraction in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 643 m. Bank Mountain stands 1,128 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is I-26 Henderson County Rest Area, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates35.42751, -82.53221
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Drovers Road
- 9.7 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- Sleepy Gap Parking · 6 mi
- Chestnut Cove Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westfeldt River Park: 0.6 mi
- Corcoran Paige River Park: 2.1 mi
- Fletcher Park: 2.2 mi
- Mills River Park: 3.1 mi
- Jake Rusher Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Crescent Hill: 2.2 mi
- Byers Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mills Knob: 3.2 mi
- Britton Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Top: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Turley Falls: 7.3 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Johnny Tiller Falls: 9.3 mi
- Slate Rock Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.8 mi
- Ferin Fire Tower: 8.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 8.8 mi
- Susie Skinner Clarke Hamilton: 10.7 mi
- Edneyville High School Monument: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 27
- Native Azalea Garden: 6.2 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 6.4 mi
- Forest Meadow: 6.4 mi
- Rhododendron Collection: 6.4 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 6.4 mi
Museums: 21
- Historic Johnson Farm: 4.9 mi
- Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 8.7 mi
- Western North Carolina Air Museum: 10.1 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 11.6 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 1.2 mi
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 7.3 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 8.4 mi
- Southern X793: 8.5 mi
- Historical Downtown: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 5.3 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 7.9 mi
- High Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- The Pinnacles: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 15
- Statue of Diana: 7.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.4 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 10.5 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 10.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Bat Fork Bog Site: 9.4 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 14.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Crystal Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lenox Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 24.2 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 12.5 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 0.2 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 0.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Powhatan Beach: 6.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Mountain Springs Lane: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of WNC Agricultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Mountain | E 87° | 1,128 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,121 m | 6.5 mi |
| Double Head | W 281° | 1,112 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cold Knob | WNW 286° | 1,096 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hightop Mountain | E 96° | 1,082 m | 5.7 mi |
| Busbee Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,063 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,048 m | 5.5 mi |
| Double Knob | W 277° | 1,031 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:22 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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