Jackson County Veterans Memorial
Jackson County Veterans Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Soldiers Monument, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007-11-11
- Material
- granite
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
- Charles E. Poteet Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Mark Watson Park: 0.2 mi
- Bryson Park: 0.8 mi
- Kings Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pump Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Piney Knob: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Rocky Face: 3.0 mi
- Fisher Falls: 4.6 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Gina Falls: 4.9 mi
- Washington Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Lower Buff Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Catamount Gap: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Cedar Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Bald Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Onion Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 0.0 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 0.2 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 0.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 5.0 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 4.5 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 5.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.1 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 9.5 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 10.5 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 2.1 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 5.6 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 7.7 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 7.9 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 8.3 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 0.0 mi
- Moai Statue: 0.2 mi
- Sylva Mural: 0.3 mi
- Wi: 5.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 5.0 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 18.2 mi
- Shining Rock Wilderness: 20.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 8.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 13.3 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 24.5 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.4 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 16.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 18.6 mi
- Judson: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Jackson County Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | NE 39° | 1,904 m | 8.0 mi |
| Yellow Face | NE 39° | 1,833 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,751 m | 5.7 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | E 89° | 1,634 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Bald | NNE 19° | 1,623 m | 4.8 mi |
| Perry Top | N 8° | 1,540 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cowee Bald | WSW 243° | 1,505 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fern Mountain | E 95° | 1,469 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullowhee, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12091198935
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