Swain County War Dead Memorial
Swain County War Dead Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 529 m. Andrews Bald stands 1,801 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Nantahala Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
- On the Nantahala Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Oconaluftee River Overlook · 10 mi
- Raven Fork Overlook (MP 467.9) · 11 mi
- Ballhoot Scar Overlook (MP 467.4) · 11 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Face Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Will Knob: 2.3 mi
- Baines Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Worley Knob: 2.6 mi
- Ogle Knob: 2.9 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 2.7 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- J. Johnson Falls: 4.8 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
- MacNeill Park: 0.2 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 0.3 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- David Monteith Park: 2.2 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 6.0 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 8.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 11.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.6 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 0.0 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 0.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 8.2 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 8.1 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 12.6 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 12.7 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 12.8 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 12.4 mi
- The Jump-up: 12.6 mi
- The Jumpoff: 14.6 mi
- Alum Cave: 14.6 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 2.3 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 19.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 8.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.8 mi
- Moai Statue: 13.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 13.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 17.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 8.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 14.7 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 16.7 mi
- Greenbrier: 20.6 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.0 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 24.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Swain County War Dead Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Bald | NNW 340° | 1,801 m | 8.2 mi |
| Round Top Knob | N 354° | 1,574 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jerry Bald | NNW 343° | 1,558 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buckhorn Bald | NNW 331° | 1,487 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wolf Knob | SE 133° | 1,459 m | 8.4 mi |
| Coburn Knob | NNW 348° | 1,452 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shepherd Bald | SSE 155° | 1,452 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pigpen Flats | SE 137° | 1,443 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10697471572
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