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Swimming beach

Swimming beach from directly overhead

Swimming beach is a beach in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Sitting Bear Mountain stands 1,248 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Boat beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Step-free access
Limited
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.75034, -81.87772

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glen Alpine Downtown Park: 5.5 mi
  • Simpson Field: 5.6 mi
  • Oak Hill Community Park & Forest: 7.0 mi
  • Carbon City Park: 7.9 mi
  • Mcdowell Recreation Center: 8.9 mi
Peaks
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
Artworks: 21
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 3.3 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 15.6 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 15.6 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 15.7 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 17
Museums: 17
  • Marion Train Depot: 8.8 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 10.6 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.7 mi
  • Historic Carson House: 10.9 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Fox Den: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 18.6 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mitchell Giving Gardens: 15.6 mi
  • Camp Celo Gardens: 18.1 mi
  • Terrace garden: 20.0 mi
  • Mountain Gardens: 20.0 mi
  • Community Gardens: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 11.0 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 11.0 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Boat beach: 0.1 mi
  • Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Swimming beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sitting Bear MountainN 357°1,248 m12.5 mi
Laurel KnobN 350°1,233 m11.7 mi
Hawksbill MountainN 358°1,222 m11.3 mi
Table Rock MountainN 358°1,198 m9.7 mi
Dobson KnobWNW 303°1,126 m7.3 mi
Woods MountainW 279°1,108 m12.0 mi
Honeycutt MountainNNW 335°1,100 m10.6 mi
Green MountainN 349°1,099 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:1020:48
September equinox07:1618:5219:26
December solstice07:3416:3917:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/230248985

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