- Elevation, modelled
- 676 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5950, -82.5516
Dixie Highway Monument is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 676 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Asheville Art Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Dixie Highway Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 48° | 1,433 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Swan | NE 50° | 1,300 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 40° | 1,219 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 61° | 1,199 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,159 m | 6.2 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 45° | 1,150 m | 4.5 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 39° | 1,122 m | 6.0 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 133° | 1,086 m | 6.4 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.6 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.7 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.0 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.2 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Anne Penland: 0.2 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.3 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 0.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.1 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 0.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 0.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.2 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.7 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).
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- Asheville · 1 mi
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