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Historic Carson House

Historic Carson House from directly overhead

Historic Carson House is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Green Knob stands 1,540 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenlee Park, a park 0.5 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q5046941, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Seasonal
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.69089, -82.05708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Greenlee Park: 0.5 mi
  • West Marion Community Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mcdowell Recreation Center: 2.5 mi
  • Creekwise Park: 3.7 mi
  • Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Buck Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Toms Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Hickory Branch Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Curtis Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Licklog Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 16
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 12
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
  • Mosaic Mural: 15.5 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 15.5 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 15.6 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 6
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 4.1 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 4.1 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 4.2 mi
  • Brown Mountain View: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 12.8 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Historic Carson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green KnobWNW 282°1,540 m9.6 mi
Laurel KnobW 276°1,293 m9.0 mi
Big Laurel MountainWNW 295°1,259 m8.5 mi
Three KnobsNNW 333°1,231 m9.9 mi
Mackey MountainWNW 284°1,202 m5.1 mi
Dobson KnobNNE 26°1,126 m8.9 mi
Chestnutwood MountainW 265°1,112 m6.6 mi
Snooks NoseW 272°1,109 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1320:1020:48
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:4017:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586573767570594941
Precip in4.73.64.34.95.35.55.15.24.84.14.24.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7222985110

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