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Dr. John Wilson Community Garden

Dr. John Wilson Community Garden from directly overhead

Dr. John Wilson Community Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 701 m. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge Assembly, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Permitted
Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.60562, -82.33463

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Youth Center Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 1.1 mi
  • Town Square: 1.2 mi
  • Riverwalk Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Davids Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Potato House: 8.1 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Tool Shed: 8.1 mi
  • Spring House: 8.1 mi
  • The Den: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Columbarium Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Spring Garden: 13.0 mi
Museums: 21
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 16
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 11.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Dr. John Wilson Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craggy DomeNNW 345°1,853 m7.2 mi
Craggy PinnacleNNW 340°1,780 m7.2 mi
Craggy KnobNNW 334°1,699 m6.4 mi
Graybeard MountainNNE 22°1,635 m5.9 mi
Big SlatyNNE 23°1,597 m5.6 mi
Rocky KnobNNE 22°1,597 m6.7 mi
Lane PinnacleNW 317°1,583 m7.2 mi
Little SlatyNNE 21°1,524 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4117:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556370737266564640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard71 obs
  • eastern hemlock55 obs
  • American tuliptree45 obs
  • great rhododendron45 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee43 obs
  • broad-leaved sweet pea40 obs
  • Monarch36 obs
  • American Black Bear35 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/481466468

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