Beach · North Carolina
Boat beach
Boat beach is a beach in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Sitting Bear Mountain stands 1,248 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Swimming beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates35.75057, -81.87889
- 1.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 10.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 11 mi
- Heffner Gap Overlook (MP 325.9) · 11 mi
- Table Rock Overlook (MP 329.8) · 12 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pinnacle: 5.7 mi
- Shortoff Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Reedy Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Stillhouse Falls: 7.9 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Laurel Leap Falls: 10.3 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 10.4 mi
Parks
- Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 5.6 mi
- Simpson Field: 5.7 mi
- Oak Hill Community Park & Forest: 7.1 mi
- Carbon City Park: 7.9 mi
- Mcdowell Recreation Center: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 19
- Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 15.5 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 15.6 mi
- The Market on Oak: 15.6 mi
- Four Trumpets: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Something Rotten: 0.8 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 0.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 0.9 mi
- Wild Percussion: 1.0 mi
- Hide & Seek: 1.0 mi
Museums: 16
- Marion Train Depot: 8.8 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 10.7 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.7 mi
- Historic Carson House: 10.8 mi
- Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 8.6 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 9.9 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 10.4 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 11.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Raven Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Big Lost Cove Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Fox Den: 18.4 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 18.6 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina: 10.8 mi
- Rock Pile Farm And Stump Farm Forestry Center: 12.0 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 18.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 23.1 mi
- Hibriten Mountain: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Terrace garden: 19.9 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 20.0 mi
- Beall Street Community Gardens: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Gully Pipe: 5.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 5.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 21.9 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- McDowell County Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 10.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.0 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Swimming beach: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Boat beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting Bear Mountain | N 357° | 1,248 m | 12.4 mi |
| Laurel Knob | N 350° | 1,233 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hawksbill Mountain | N 358° | 1,222 m | 11.2 mi |
| Table Rock Mountain | N 359° | 1,198 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dobson Knob | WNW 303° | 1,126 m | 7.2 mi |
| Woods Mountain | W 279° | 1,108 m | 11.9 mi |
| Honeycutt Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,100 m | 10.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 349° | 1,099 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:39 | 17:18 |
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 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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