Museum · North Carolina
Plan a drive hereSwain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum
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- Elevation, modelled
- 529 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Andrews Bald1,801.11 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Nantahala Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4279, -83.4448
Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 529 m. Andrews Bald stands 1,801 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Swain County War Dead Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Nantahala Byway runs past it.
- Operated by
- Swain County Tourism Development Authority
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Bald | NNW 340° | 1,801.11 m | 8.2 mi |
| Round Top Knob | N 354° | 1,573.61 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jerry Bald | NNW 343° | 1,557.91 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buckhorn Bald | NNW 331° | 1,486.76 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wolf Knob | SE 133° | 1,459 m | 8.5 mi |
| Coburn Knob | NNW 348° | 1,452.14 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shepherd Bald | SSE 155° | 1,452 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pigpen Flats | SE 137° | 1,443 m | 7.1 mi |
- On the Nantahala Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Oconaluftee River Overlook · 10 mi
- Raven Fork Overlook (MP 467.9) · 11 mi
- Ballhoot Scar Overlook (MP 467.4) · 11 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Will Knob: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Face Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Baines Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Worley Knob: 2.6 mi
- Sharp Top: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Juney Whank Falls: 2.7 mi
- Tom Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- The Falls: 2.9 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- J. Johnson Falls: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 38
- Flat Branch boat launch: 6.0 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 8.4 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 11.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 8.1 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 12.6 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 12.7 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 12.8 mi
Museums: 16
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 0.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 8.2 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 9.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Covered bridges: 1
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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