- Elevation, modelled
- 627 m
- Tallest summit within 7.5 miles
- Rich Knob1,500 m · 7.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- French Broad Overview1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6906, -82.5690
Dry Ridge Historical Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 627 m. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Louise Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. French Broad Overview passes 1.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Dry Ridge Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | E 96° | 1,500 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bull Mountain | E 96° | 1,473 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | E 101° | 1,433 m | 6.9 mi |
| Richland Mountain | E 95° | 1,429 m | 6.7 mi |
| Richland Knob | E 95° | 1,429 m | 6.7 mi |
| Jess Knob | ENE 70° | 1,328 m | 7.5 mi |
| Courthouse Knob | E 90° | 1,322 m | 6.3 mi |
| High Swan | ESE 106° | 1,300 m | 6.8 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 5.2 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 10.6 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 14.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stoney Knob: 0.9 mi
- Baird Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hamburg Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Davis Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Goldview Knob: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Lake Louise Falls: 0.2 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cascades Falls: 11.2 mi
- Walker Falls: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Giving Tree Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Overlook Castle: 5.8 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 6.0 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 6.0 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 6.1 mi
Museums: 16
- Bob Moog Foundation: 6.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 6.5 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.6 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 6.7 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 5.3 mi
- Ironland: 6.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.1 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 9.4 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wasp: 23.3 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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