Horne Creek Historic Farm
Horne Creek Historic Farm is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Moores Knob stands 783 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hauser Farmhouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Mountain State Park: 1.2 mi
- Shoals Park: 2.7 mi
- Donnaha Park: 4.5 mi
- Pinnacle Lions Park: 4.9 mi
- Heritage Tobacco Park: 5.4 mi
- Stony Ridge: 2.3 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Sauratown Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Ruben Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 11.8 mi
- Clock Tower: 12.0 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Lewisville Veteran's Monument: 12.3 mi
- Hauser Farmhouse: 0.0 mi
- Surry County Historical Farm Museum: 1.3 mi
- Wolff-Moser House: 10.2 mi
- Rural Hall Depot Caboose: 10.7 mi
- Rural Hall Train Depot: 10.7 mi
- Rider Falls: 11.0 mi
- Shacktown Falls: 11.5 mi
- Torys Falls: 14.0 mi
- Upper Casscades: 15.0 mi
- Tise falls: 15.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 13.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 14.5 mi
- Wait Chapel: 14.7 mi
- Browder Family Cemetery: 14.9 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Balancing Act: 17.7 mi
- George Henry Black: 18.0 mi
- Coffee Pot: 18.2 mi
- Twin Arches: 19.0 mi
- Twin Arches: 19.1 mi
- Ararat River Access: 3.4 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 7.1 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Evergreen Farm: 17.5 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 6.1 mi
- Clemmons Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- The Kristin Hartz Garden: 18.1 mi
- Tanglewood Arboretum: 18.6 mi
- All-American Rose Selections Garden: 18.7 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 5.1 mi
- Three Bears: 5.1 mi
- Cooks Wall: 13.5 mi
- Moores Wall: 14.3 mi
- Indian Face: 14.7 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 0.8 mi
- Ivy Bluffs Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 14.0 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horne Creek Historic Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moores Knob | NE 51° | 783 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | N 7° | 735 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cooks Wall Mountain | NE 55° | 707 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sauratown Mountain | NE 40° | 683 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NE 55° | 641 m | 15.6 mi |
| Skull Camp Mountain | NW 308° | 623 m | 23.4 mi |
| Cole Gap Mountain | NE 56° | 616 m | 14.7 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 355° | 605 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:05 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pfafftown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/228510778
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