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The Bunkum Stone

The Bunkum Stone from directly overhead

The Bunkum Stone is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 660 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.

A large stone describing the origin of the work "Bunk" or "Bunkum"

Getting there

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Coordinates35.59148, -82.55066

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stephens-Lee Center: 0.2 mi
  • Pack Square: 0.3 mi
  • Pritchard Park: 0.3 mi
  • Oakhurst Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Louise Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Reems Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Cascades Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 27
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Italian Garden: 3.6 mi
Museums: 18
  • Asheville Art Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 0.3 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.3 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 16
Nature reserves: 12
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 16.8 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.2 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 8.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of The Bunkum Stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky KnobNE 46°1,433 m8.0 mi
High SwanNE 48°1,300 m7.4 mi
Rice KnobNE 38°1,219 m5.6 mi
Rock KnobENE 59°1,199 m8.0 mi
Big Cedar MountainESE 114°1,159 m6.0 mi
Peach KnobNE 43°1,150 m4.6 mi
Elk MountainNE 37°1,122 m6.2 mi
Butler MountainSE 132°1,086 m6.2 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/4631157183

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