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Museum of North Carolina Minerals

Museum of North Carolina Minerals from directly overhead

Museum of North Carolina Minerals is a museum in North Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 840 m. Big Bald stands 1,613 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gillespie Gap, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
840 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.85412, -82.05141

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Briery Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Stony Knob: 0.7 mi
  • Dula Knob: 0.9 mi
  • Grassy Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Rich Knob: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Grassy Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Bon Ami Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Toms Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Bear Den Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Crabtree Falls: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Brad Regan Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 4.2 mi
  • Central (Pocket) Park: 4.4 mi
  • Clock Park: 4.5 mi
  • Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 1.3 mi
  • Linville Caverns: 7.7 mi
  • Daffodil Flats: 7.9 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 9.2 mi
  • Viewing Blind: 11.1 mi
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 14
  • Gillespie Gap: 0.0 mi
  • The McDowell's and The Carson's: 10.3 mi
  • Marion Veteran Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
  • Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Mosaic Mural: 4.3 mi
  • Art & Frame Store: 4.3 mi
  • The Market on Oak: 4.4 mi
  • SPMS Billboard: 4.5 mi
  • Fonta Flora Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Linville Falls Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 13.4 mi
  • Twin Springs Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
  • Woods Walk: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Brown Mountain View: 13.2 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 14.9 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Museum of North Carolina Minerals. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big BaldN 357°1,613 m9.2 mi
Yellow MountainN 357°1,613 m9.2 mi
Little BaldN 352°1,510 m9.0 mi
High KnobN 351°1,456 m9.2 mi
Burleson BaldN 3°1,414 m8.7 mi
The LookoffNNW 348°1,342 m7.6 mi
Humpback MountainNE 39°1,295 m8.0 mi
Woodys KnobWNW 301°1,271 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1320:1120:49
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3516:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743526067716963534438
Precip in4.53.55.25.55.15.05.45.55.13.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spruce Pine 4 ENE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1252440848

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