- Elevation, modelled
- 868 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Celo Knob1,922 m · 5.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.9178, -82.3014
McElroy House is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 868 m. Celo Knob stands 1,922 m to the south-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lloyd Bailey Annex, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
historic house in North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1845.
Wikidata Q6263580, matched on coordinates and name (42 m apart).
- Height
- 14 m
- Operated by
- Yancey History Association
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of McElroy House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celo Knob | SSE 147° | 1,922 m | 5.4 mi |
| Horse Rock | SSE 148° | 1,893 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,889 m | 6.1 mi |
| Winter Star Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,886 m | 7.5 mi |
| Percys Peak | SSE 148° | 1,885 m | 5.7 mi |
| Deer Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,852 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ogle Ridge | SSW 207° | 1,664 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSE 157° | 1,662 m | 5.1 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 13.4 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 20.6 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
Overlooks nearby
- Three Knob Overlook (MP 338.8) · 11 mi
- View Black Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Black Mountains Overlook (MP 342.2) · 12 mi
- Walker Knob Overlook (MP 359.8) · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ferguson Hill: 0.6 mi
- Phillips Knob: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.5 mi
- Anglin Knob: 1.5 mi
- Roland Knob: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Upper Whiteoak Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Whiteoak Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Falling Water Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Camp Celo Falls: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Otway Burns: 0.1 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 14.7 mi
- Max Morrell Memorial Tree: 14.8 mi
Museums: 15
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 0.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 10.7 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 13.3 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 14.7 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 8
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.0 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.4 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 14.4 mi
- Linville Caverns: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 24.9 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 24.9 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 12.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 27 mi
- Johnson City · 27 mi
- Elizabethton · 29 mi
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