- Elevation, modelled
- 672 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 8.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5950, -82.5535
Asheville Museum of Science is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 672 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironland, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.
county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1797.
Wikidata Q648501, matched on coordinates and name (156 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Asheville Museum of Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 48° | 1,433 m | 8.0 mi |
| High Swan | NE 50° | 1,300 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 41° | 1,219 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 61° | 1,199 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,159 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 46° | 1,150 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 39° | 1,122 m | 6.1 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 133° | 1,086 m | 6.5 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.5 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.5 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.1 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.3 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.1 mi
- Anne Penland: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.3 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
Museums: 17
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.2 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.2 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 0.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.2 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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