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Nimrod Jarett Smith

Nimrod Jarett Smith from directly overhead

Nimrod Jarett Smith is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 597 m. Yellow Face stands 1,833 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48219, -83.31764

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fox Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Rocky Knob: 1.9 mi
  • O'Dear Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Noble: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
Parks: 59
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏂᏲᏏᏙᎸ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ;Cherokee Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
  • Oconaluftee Park: 0.1 mi
  • ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ ᎤᎾᏓᎪᎾᏙᏗᏱ;Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds: 0.1 mi
  • Acquoni Road Family Park: 0.6 mi
  • Norman Maney Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 1.1 mi
  • Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 1.4 mi
  • The Fugitive Train Wreck: 8.3 mi
  • Soco Falls Overlook: 8.4 mi
  • Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Deep Creek Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 7.0 mi
  • Heintooga Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Chimneys Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Nimrod Jarett Smith. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow FaceESE 103°1,833 m9.6 mi
Blackrock MountainESE 108°1,751 m8.4 mi
Bunches BaldENE 72°1,663 m7.6 mi
Soco BaldENE 73°1,653 m7.9 mi
Pinnacle BaldESE 114°1,623 m7.3 mi
Heintooga BaldENE 57°1,603 m9.2 mi
Flat Creek BaldNE 52°1,600.49 m9.6 mi
Round Top KnobWNW 300°1,573.61 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:1920:1520:53
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:3916:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364046556370737266564639
Precip in4.75.05.84.94.75.15.24.24.03.14.25.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oconaluftee, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13207376073

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