Joyce Kilmer Memorial
Joyce Kilmer Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 766 m. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
park in Graham County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wikidata Q49508897, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 766 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 2 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 5 mi
- Haw Knob · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Verlie Falls: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sand Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Lower Cold Branch Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Cold Branch Falls: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Top: 2.1 mi
- Rock Creek Knob: 2.3 mi
- Funnel Top: 3.0 mi
- Stratton Bald: 3.6 mi
- Little Huckleberry Knob: 3.7 mi
- Swan Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook: 5.6 mi
- Fall Branch Scenic Area: 7.5 mi
- Graham County Park: 8.8 mi
- Double Camp Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 0.2 mi
- Tree of Shame: 7.7 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 22.3 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 22.4 mi
- Greenback Castle: 22.5 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Winding Stairs: 16.0 mi
- The Jump-up: 16.6 mi
- Morton Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.3 mi
- Chota Monument: 17.7 mi
- Trees Plaque: 19.6 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 19.8 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 7.4 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 7.5 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 20.5 mi
- Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 22.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Calderwood: 10.4 mi
- Proctor: 14.2 mi
- Judson: 21.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 22.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 22.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Joyce Kilmer Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | SW 236° | 1,696 m | 4.1 mi |
| Haw Knob | WSW 239° | 1,662 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hooper Bald | SW 225° | 1,650 m | 4.8 mi |
| Big Junction | SW 233° | 1,638 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | WSW 242° | 1,636 m | 3.7 mi |
| Laurel Top | SW 231° | 1,615 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Haw Knob | WSW 244° | 1,562 m | 6.4 mi |
| Grassy Top | SW 231° | 1,514 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:48 | 17:28 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tapoco, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357802294
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