- Elevation, modelled
- 488 m
- Tallest summit within 9.1 miles
- High Top1,233 m · 8.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Waterfall Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 35.0868, -84.0329
Cherokee County Historical Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 488 m. High Top stands 1,233 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Trees Plaque, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway runs past it.
- Operated by
- Town of Murphy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Cherokee County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Top | NNE 23° | 1,233 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hanging Dog Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,223 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 27° | 1,005 m | 7.6 mi |
| Monroe Mountain | N 353° | 968 m | 8.8 mi |
| Graham Top | NNW 335° | 948 m | 7.7 mi |
| Wolf Knob | NW 323° | 932 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Top | SSE 167° | 924 m | 7.4 mi |
| Farmer Top | NNW 330° | 922 m | 7.7 mi |
- On the Waterfall Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Cherohala SkywayNational
- 19.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Overlook · 15 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 15 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Haw Knob · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Haydon Top: 1.3 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Farmer Top: 2.0 mi
- Fains Knob: 2.4 mi
- Will Scott Mountain: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Leatherwood Falls: 9.8 mi
- South Shoal Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Tellico Falls: 12.0 mi
- Sassafras Falls: 12.2 mi
- North Shoal Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 21
- All Nations Cross: 12.1 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 12.4 mi
- Ten Commandments: 12.5 mi
- Golgotha Hill: 12.5 mi
- Fields of the Wood: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Trees Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 0.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 20.2 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Union County Courthouse: 15.2 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 20.5 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 20.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 22.9 mi
- Charles Hall Museum: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Poop Island: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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