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Swannanoa Valley Museum

Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North CarolinaUpstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0
Swannanoa Valley Museum, a museum in North Carolina
Charles Smith from New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swannanoa Valley Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 734 m. Craggy Dome stands 1,853 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square, a park 0.2 miles away. Black Mountain Rag passes 0.3 miles off.

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local history museum in Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA

Wikidata Q88380207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates35.61618, -82.32142

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Square: 0.2 mi
  • Riverwalk Park: 0.3 mi
  • Youth Center Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Tomahawk Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Davids Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Upper Catawba Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Catawba Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Catawaba Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Graybeard Falls: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 35
  • Arrowhead Monument: 7.9 mi
  • Potato House: 8.3 mi
  • Caretaker's Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Tool Shed: 8.4 mi
  • Spring House: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Columbarium Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Griffing Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Shiloh Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Elder & Sage Community Garden: 13.3 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 16
  • McDowell Tourism Authority: 7.9 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.8 mi
  • Ironland: 13.2 mi
  • Buck Creek Trout Farm: 13.2 mi
  • Grady's Animal Discovery Den: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 10.9 mi
  • Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Swannanoa Valley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craggy DomeNNW 338°1,853 m6.7 mi
Craggy PinnacleNNW 332°1,780 m6.8 mi
PinnacleNNE 23°1,721 m6.6 mi
Craggy KnobNW 325°1,699 m6.2 mi
Graybeard MountainNNE 17°1,635 m4.9 mi
Big SlatyNNE 18°1,597 m4.7 mi
Rocky KnobNNE 18°1,597 m5.8 mi
Little SlatyNNE 16°1,524 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:1520:1120:49
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:3616:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046556370737266564640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Black MTN 2 W, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/330530051

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