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Riverside Cemetery Marker

Riverside Cemetery Marker from directly overhead

Riverside Cemetery Marker is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 636 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnolia Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Graves of Thomas Wolfe & "O. Henry," authors; Zebulon B. Vance, governor; Thomas L. Clingman and Robert R. Reynolds, U.S. senators. One-half mile W.
Getting there

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Coordinates35.60442, -82.55969

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Bee Branch Falls: 15.5 mi
Parks
  • Magnolia Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hummingbird Park: 0.4 mi
  • Montford Park: 0.4 mi
  • Montford Recreation Complex: 0.5 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 25
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Italian Garden: 4.5 mi
Museums: 17
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 0.6 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 0.7 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.8 mi
  • Asheville Art Museum: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 15
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 17.2 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.0 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 13.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Riverside Cemetery Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNE1,433 m7.8 mi
Richland MountainNE1,429 m8.2 mi
Richland KnobNE1,429 m8.2 mi
High SwanNE1,300 m7.2 mi
Rice KnobNE1,219 m5.3 mi
Rock KnobENE1,199 m8.0 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE1,159 m6.9 mi
Peach KnobNE1,150 m4.4 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/13477485289

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