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Highlands Nature Center

Highlands Nature Center from directly overhead

Highlands Nature Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,187 m. Yellow Mountain stands 1,562 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Highlands Biological Station
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.05240, -83.18829

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ravenel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 0.6 mi
  • Highlands Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dixon Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Pinkerton Pool Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Highlands Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Satulah Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Naiad Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Lower Satulah Falls: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 10
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 17.3 mi
  • Chalice: 17.9 mi
  • Wi: 17.9 mi
  • American Eclipse: 17.9 mi
  • Moai Statue: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.5 mi
  • North Beach: 21.5 mi
  • South Beach: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Highlands Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow MountainN 358°1,562 m5.8 mi
Shortoff MountainN 6°1,521 m3.9 mi
Whiteside MountainNE 55°1,489 m3.5 mi
Goat KnobN 6°1,418 m4.5 mi
Cole MountainN 352°1,417 m4.0 mi
Round MountainNNW 339°1,396 m4.5 mi
Panther MountainNNW 334°1,396 m4.8 mi
Fork MountainW 266°1,381 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4617:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/824733706

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