Hickory Ridge Living History Museum
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 997 m. Rich Mountain stands 1,633 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Daniel Boone Native Gardens, a garden 0.1 miles away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Hickory Ridge History Museum is a history museum centered around the Colonial era in Boone, North Carolina located adjacent to the ''Horn In The West'' Outdoor Drama. The museum's motto is "Keeping Yesterday For Tomorrow". The museum is a non-profit operation run by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association. The museum is currently composed of six historic cabins, complete with authentic artifacts and furnishings, set in a park. The oldest cabin is the Tatum Cabin which was originally located in Todd, North Carolina. The Tatum Cabin is dated around the time of the end of the American Revolution. The Coffey House is another cabin at the museum; it dates to around the beginning of the 1800s. There are several other cabins at the museum: a WPA cabin built during the 1930s and a cabin that is set up as a tavern. The staff dress in period clothing and provide the history of the structures and demonstrate the lifestyles of colonial settlers in the region. Some the activities demonstrated by the volunteers include: spinning, weaving, cooking traditional food over an open fire, blacksmithing, tomahawk throwing, candle dipping, shooting black-powder guns, basket weaving and more.
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What to expect
- Operated by
- Southern Appalachian Historical Association
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Little Parkway
- 3.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 6.0 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Moses Cone Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Hill Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.2 mi
- Durham Park: 0.5 mi
- Sanford Mall: 0.6 mi
- Arborcrest Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Howard Knob: 1.6 mi
- Yarnall Knob: 1.9 mi
- Deck Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 2.8 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 5.2 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 5.8 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 6.1 mi
- Founders Bell: 0.5 mi
- Founders Mall: 0.6 mi
- Aspire: 0.6 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 0.8 mi
- Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 0.8 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 1.4 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 1.7 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 2.6 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 2.7 mi
- Round-Up: 2.8 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 0.6 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 3.4 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.3 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.2 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 0.7 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 1.3 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.5 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 16.1 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.8 mi
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 9.7 mi
- Shanty Springs: 10.6 mi
- Mortimer: 16.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Hickory Ridge Living History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,633 m | 7.6 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NNW 340° | 1,466 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rittle Knob | N 5° | 1,463 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 313° | 1,455 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,407 m | 4.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NW 316° | 1,403 m | 4.5 mi |
| Snakeden Mountain | NW 309° | 1,367 m | 3.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 188° | 1,362 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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