Historic site · North Carolina
Plan a drive here1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker
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- Elevation, modelled
- 647 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 7.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6037, -82.5576
1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 647 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Cemetery Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 53° | 1,433 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Swan | NE 55° | 1,300 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 47° | 1,219 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 66° | 1,199 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,159 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 54° | 1,150 m | 4.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 45° | 1,122 m | 5.8 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 135° | 1,086 m | 7.1 mi |
- 3.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.9 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 10.3 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Richmond Hill: 1.8 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 5.9 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascades Falls: 12.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.1 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 0.1 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Anne Penland: 0.5 mi
- Giving Tree Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.5 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 0.5 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 0.6 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.7 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- Ironland: 0.6 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 0.9 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.8 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 12.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 2 mi
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