Forestry Center
Forestry Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 654 m. Tomkins Knob stands 1,245 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest, a park 0.4 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 8.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 6.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.6 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Lump Overlook · 6 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls · 8 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 8 mi
- Mount Jefferson View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest: 0.4 mi
- Staghorn Falls: 5.6 mi
- Buck Mountain Community Pond: 5.9 mi
- OutDoor Activity Center (OAC): 5.9 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Rendezvous Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Sharper Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Deep Ford Hill: 2.1 mi
- Huffman Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hoover Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Amadehy Falls: 0.8 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls: 7.8 mi
- The Cascades: 9.3 mi
- Moravian Falls: 10.9 mi
- Moravian Falls: 11.0 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 20.9 mi
- Founders Bell: 21.4 mi
- Founders Mall: 21.5 mi
- Aspire: 21.6 mi
- Tetness, the Polar Bear: 21.7 mi
- Cool Springs Baptist Church: 9.7 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Spring House: 9.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 15.7 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Wilkes Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 17.0 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.0 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 20.1 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 21.5 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 21.7 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 19.8 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 21.6 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 22.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Alligator Back: 14.8 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 15.8 mi
- Devils Garden: 17.6 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Elk Shoals: 12.7 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Forestry Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomkins Knob | W 277° | 1,245 m | 10.4 mi |
| Fire Scale Mountain | W 274° | 1,172 m | 11.2 mi |
| Nettle Knob | NW 307° | 1,147 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Grandfather Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,130 m | 11.3 mi |
| Benge Knob | WNW 296° | 1,125 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | N 349° | 1,109 m | 11.5 mi |
| Henson Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,100 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Lump | NW 307° | 1,074 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Kerr Scott Resv, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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