- Elevation, modelled
- 340 m
- Tallest summit within 13.0 miles
- Icy Knob918 m · 9.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway8.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7416, -81.6816
Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 340 m. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the south-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Town Limits, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Dates from 1777.
Wikidata Q1021031, matched on coordinates and name (963 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icy Knob | SSW 205° | 918 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hickory Knob | SSW 200° | 907 m | 9.2 mi |
| Propst Mountain | SSW 205° | 905 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SSW 202° | 901 m | 9.3 mi |
| Walker Top | SSW 197° | 886 m | 7.1 mi |
| Benn Knob | S 174° | 882 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | S 190° | 874 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | S 188° | 870 m | 9.6 mi |
- 8.4 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 17.8 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Wiseman's View · 17 mi
- Bear Den Overlook (MP 323.0) · 20 mi
- Hefner Gap Overlook · 20 mi
- Gorge View · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Ironmonger Mountain: 4.2 mi
- High Peak: 4.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Keller Knob: 5.1 mi
- McGalliard Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Shoal Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Shoal Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Little River Falls: 9.7 mi
- Big Bear Falls: 9.9 mi
- History Museum of Burke County: 0.4 mi
- Historic Burke County Courthouse: 0.4 mi
- Waldensian Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Hudson Depot Museum: 12.7 mi
- Caldwell Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Something Rotten: 11.9 mi
- Build a Fairy House: 11.9 mi
- Every Drop Goes a Long Way: 12.0 mi
- Wild Percussion: 12.0 mi
- Hide & Seek: 12.0 mi
- Historic Town Limits: 0.4 mi
- Historic Town Limit: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 17.3 mi
- Marion Veteran Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Observation Deck: 16.4 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 16.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 20.1 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 20.2 mi
- Swimming beach: 11.0 mi
- Boat beach: 11.1 mi
- Mortimer: 17.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Hickory · 20 mi
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