Junaluska Museum
Junaluska Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 635 m. Huckleberry Knob stands 1,696 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Junaluska Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 7 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 12 mi
- Haw Knob · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cooper Knob: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Knob: 2.4 mi
- Dobson Hill: 3.6 mi
- Teyahalee Bald: 4.4 mi
- Burgan Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Verlie Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bartram Falls: 7.2 mi
- Handpole Branch Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Notch: 7.7 mi
- Graham County Park: 1.6 mi
- Valley River Park: 8.0 mi
- Ferebee Park: 8.5 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Swan Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 7.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 11.9 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 16.7 mi
- Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 19.1 mi
- Turbine: 20.8 mi
- Winding Stairs: 8.6 mi
- The Jump-up: 9.6 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Trees Plaque: 20.8 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 21.0 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 0.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 21.8 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 21.8 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 19.7 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 23.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Proctor: 11.5 mi
- Judson: 15.3 mi
- Calderwood: 15.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.4 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.5 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 10.9 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 13.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Junaluska Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Knob | W 271° | 1,696 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hooper Bald | W 265° | 1,650 m | 10.5 mi |
| Little Huckleberry Knob | W 274° | 1,636 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cheoah Bald | E 87° | 1,537 m | 7.2 mi |
| Little Bald | E 91° | 1,466 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bee Knobs | WSW 256° | 1,442 m | 9.1 mi |
| Swim Bald | E 83° | 1,436 m | 8.7 mi |
| Teyahalee Bald | S 170° | 1,435 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/718227246
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