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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.60442, -82.55969

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 27
  • 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: 18
  • 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
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 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 8.1 miles of Riverside Cemetery Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNE 53°1,433 m7.8 mi
High SwanNE 56°1,300 m7.2 mi
Rice KnobNE 48°1,219 m5.3 mi
Rock KnobENE 66°1,199 m8.0 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE 119°1,159 m6.9 mi
Peach KnobNE 55°1,150 m4.4 mi
Elk MountainNE 46°1,122 m5.8 mi
Butler MountainSE 134°1,086 m7.2 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/13477485289

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