Site of Fort Butler
Site of Fort Butler is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Hanging Dog Mountain stands 1,223 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Butler Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
military facility in North Carolina, USA
Wikidata Q5470874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Commanded by Gen L. Winfield Scott during the round up of the Cherokee Indians for removal to Oklahoma in 1837-1838
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 3.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Overlook · 15 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 16 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 16 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haydon Top: 0.9 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Farmer Top: 1.8 mi
- Fort Butler Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Doll Top: 2.4 mi
- Fort Butler Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Hiwassee Street Boat Ramp: 0.2 mi
- Payne Street Boat Ramp: 0.9 mi
- Konaheeta Park: 1.0 mi
- W.C. (Billy) Crisp Hiwassee River Access Area: 3.9 mi
- Leatherwood Falls: 10.2 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Tellico Falls: 12.3 mi
- Sassafras Falls: 12.7 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- All Nations Cross: 11.9 mi
- Ten Commandments: 12.2 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 12.2 mi
- Fields of the Wood: 12.2 mi
- Garden Tomb: 12.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 14.9 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 21.0 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 21.2 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 22.7 mi
- Trees Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 20.3 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 21.0 mi
- Tellico Plains Veterans Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.0 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 12.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 5.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 5.5 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 5.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 24.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 16.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 15.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Poop Island: 21.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.6 mi
- Due: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Site of Fort Butler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Dog Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,223 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 28° | 1,005 m | 8.1 mi |
| Monroe Mountain | N 355° | 968 m | 9.1 mi |
| Graham Top | NNW 338° | 948 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wolf Knob | NNW 327° | 932 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rocky Top | SSE 164° | 924 m | 7.1 mi |
| Farmer Top | NNW 333° | 922 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Top | SSE 160° | 919 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy 4ese, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13353946197
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