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Western North Carolina Air Museum

Western North Carolina Air Museum from directly overhead

Western North Carolina Air Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 637 m. Rich Mountain stands 1,048 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bat Fork Bog Site, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.30550, -82.43434

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson Park: 1.0 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 1.1 mi
  • Gatewate Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Tom's Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Edge of the World Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Briefcase Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Hungry River Falls: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 6.5 mi
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 8.3 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 16.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Collection: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Statue of Diana: 17.4 mi
  • Orange Bear: 17.4 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 20.1 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 20.2 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 20.2 mi
Museums: 17
  • Mineral & Lapidary Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Historic Johnson Farm: 5.6 mi
  • Saluda Historic Depot and Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Tryon Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Polk County History Museum: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Historical Downtown: 1.6 mi
  • Southern X793: 1.6 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 4.1 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 8.5 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Lenox Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 16.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Western North Carolina Air Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich MountainN 359°1,048 m7.1 mi
Snaggy MountainSW 222°1,027 m7.1 mi
Couch MountainN 350°1,013 m7.3 mi
Rich MountainSW 218°1,002 m7.0 mi
Ann MountainSW 216°990 m5.7 mi
Hammond MountainSSW 212°963 m6.1 mi
Jumpoff MountainW 275°953 m5.0 mi
Rush MountainSSW 202°943 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4217:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9840117914

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