- Elevation, modelled
- 667 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rocky Knob1,433 m · 7.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5973, -82.5522
Bob Moog Foundation is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 667 m. Rocky Knob stands 1,433 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Wolfe Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Bob Moog Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 49° | 1,433 m | 7.8 mi |
| High Swan | NE 51° | 1,300 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rice Knob | NE 41° | 1,219 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rock Knob | ENE 62° | 1,199 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,159 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 47° | 1,150 m | 4.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 40° | 1,122 m | 5.9 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 134° | 1,086 m | 6.5 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.0 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 6.4 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascades Falls: 12.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.1 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 0.2 mi
- Anne Penland: 0.2 mi
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.4 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
Museums: 17
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 0.1 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 0.2 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 0.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 0.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.4 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 3.4 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 11.9 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 |
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