Ghost Town Village
Ghost Town Village is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,231 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Maggie Valley Playground, a park 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
amusement park
Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q942719, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What to expect
Abandoned and no longer maintained. Expect no services.
- Operated by
- Ghost Town Adventures
- Access
- No
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 11.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Maggie Valley Playground: 0.8 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Dog walking: 5.1 mi
- Entrance to Blueridge Parkway at Balsam Gap: 6.3 mi
- Hazelwood Recreation Park: 6.3 mi
- Buck Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Fie Top: 1.5 mi
- Brown Lead: 1.7 mi
- Little Bald Knob: 1.9 mi
- Killian Knob: 2.0 mi
- Plott Hound Falls: 3.5 mi
- Campbell Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lyn Lowry Falls: 3.7 mi
- Alyssa Falls: 3.7 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Masonic Monument: 3.9 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 4.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 4.7 mi
- the "Big Gun" Clyde Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 12.4 mi
- Bald Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Catamount Gap: 15.0 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 2.0 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 3.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 4.4 mi
- Historical Downtown: 7.0 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 11.7 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 1.7 mi
- Shook Museum: 10.4 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 11.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 12.3 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 12.6 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 7.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 12.0 mi
- Sylva Mural: 12.5 mi
- Moai Statue: 12.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.7 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 7.3 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 10.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 12.5 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 20.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 12.3 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 14.6 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 18.1 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 13.9 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 16.3 mi
- Greenbrier: 21.2 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 23.8 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 4.2 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 21.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Wasp: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Ghost Town Village. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | SSW 204° | 1,904 m | 4.7 mi |
| Browning Knob | SSW 200° | 1,888 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | S 185° | 1,873 m | 4.4 mi |
| Plott Balsam | SSE 165° | 1,856 m | 3.3 mi |
| Yellow Face | SSW 207° | 1,833 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cataloochee Balsam | NW 313° | 1,819 m | 5.6 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | NW 313° | 1,811.24 m | 5.6 mi |
| Chiltoes Mountain | NW 317° | 1,796.1 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/1092172492
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