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Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker

Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker from directly overhead

Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 663 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
United States Senator, 1895-1903. Republican leader, newspaperman, federal judge. His home is 3/10 mile east; grave is 1.3 mi. west.
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Coordinates35.60342, -82.55328

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Magnolia Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pack Square: 0.6 mi
  • Pritchard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grove Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 29
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums: 18
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.5 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 0.6 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 16
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.3 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.8 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNE 51°1,433 m7.6 mi
Richland MountainNE 47°1,429 m8.0 mi
Richland KnobNE 47°1,429 m8.0 mi
High SwanNE 54°1,300 m7.0 mi
Rice KnobNE 45°1,219 m5.1 mi
Rock KnobENE 65°1,199 m7.7 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE 120°1,159 m6.5 mi
Peach KnobNE 52°1,150 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:1620:1220:50
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3716:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384248576572757468584841
Precip in3.32.93.53.73.53.44.13.63.72.63.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13477688823

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