- Elevation, modelled
- 1,098 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Parkway3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0865, -81.9260
Avery County Musuem is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,098 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Avery County Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Little Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
county in North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1911.
Wikidata Q497804, matched on coordinates and name (907 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Avery County Musuem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | ENE 75° | 1,804 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hump Mountain | NW 308° | 1,688 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,663 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,662 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,658 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | NNE 20° | 1,652 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,587 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | NE 47° | 1,585 m | 3.8 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Little Parkway
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 6.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Bald Overlook · 5 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 5 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spanish Oak Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cliff Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fork Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Big Haw Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Moore Mountain: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Andrews Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.0 mi
- Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.0 mi
- Tanawha Falls: 7.2 mi
- North Harper Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 32
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.5 mi
- Stack Rock: 5.9 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 6.3 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 9.8 mi
- Linville Caverns: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.8 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 12.2 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 13.9 mi
Museums: 15
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.0 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.7 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.7 mi
- Boat beach: 23.4 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 11.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 25 mi
- Johnson City · 29 mi
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