- Elevation, modelled
- 823 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Lickstone Bald1,731 m · 7.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Appalachian Medley3.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5260, -82.9267
Rhododenron Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled 823 m. Lickstone Bald stands 1,731 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Shook Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 3.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Rhododenron Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lickstone Bald | SSW 200° | 1,731 m | 7.4 mi |
| North Eaglenest Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,537 m | 6.7 mi |
| North Eaglenest Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,536 m | 6.7 mi |
| Leatherwood Top | W 279° | 1,523 m | 7.5 mi |
| Eaglenest Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,502 m | 6.9 mi |
| Beaty Spring Knob | SSW 194° | 1,485 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chambers Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,370 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,366 m | 5.1 mi |
- 3.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 4.5 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 12.5 mi off the Forest Heritage National Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- View Village of Saurock · 9 mi
- Cove Field Ridge Overlook · 9 mi
- View Waynesville · 9 mi
- View Steestachee Bald (MP 438.9) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lynns Park: 1.0 mi
- Clyde Park: 1.3 mi
- River's Edge Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Junaluska Playground: 2.9 mi
- Waynesville Recreation Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Jerry Knob: 1.4 mi
- Hyder Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hyder Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Pressley Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Anderson Mountain: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Boomer Inn Falls: 10.7 mi
- Little East Fork Falls: 10.9 mi
- Plott Hound Falls: 11.0 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 30
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 10.0 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 11.1 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 12.3 mi
- Buck Springs Lodge foundation: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 27
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 2.7 mi
- Plant Professional Landscape Garden: 17.7 mi
- Holly Garden: 17.9 mi
- Plants of Promise Garden: 18.0 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Chief Junaluska: 2.5 mi
- Berm Park: 7.1 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 19.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 19.7 mi
- Moai Statue: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 19
- Historical Downtown: 4.2 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 8.5 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 11.7 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 13.9 mi
- 1915 Climax Locomotive: 14.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Shook Museum: 0.6 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 8.5 mi
- Cradle of Forestry: 14.7 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Raven Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Bald Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Horseshoe Rock: 19.9 mi
- Catamount Gap: 20.5 mi
- River Cliffs: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pisgah Picnic: 12.6 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Whiteoak Spring: 16.2 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 16.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 19.0 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 19.0 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 22.1 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 23.5 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesville 1 E, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel60 obs
- Christmas fern57 obs
- Mallard37 obs
- American cancer-root36 obs
- eastern hemlock34 obs
- Northern Cardinal31 obs
- Canada Goose30 obs
- American Bullfrog28 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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