Wilkes Heritage Museum
Wilkes Heritage Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Pores Knob stands 812 m to the south, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cub Creek, a park 0.2 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 9.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Upper Yadkin Way
- 15.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 20.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Lump Overlook · 15 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 17 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Owens Knob: 3.1 mi
- Pole Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Debs Knob: 3.9 mi
- Rich Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Cub Creek: 0.2 mi
- Cub Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- North Wilkesboro Rotary Fairgrounds: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
- Moravian Falls: 4.8 mi
- Moravian Falls: 4.8 mi
- Amadehy Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.8 mi
- Betsy's Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
- US 21 overlook: 18.2 mi
- Cool Springs Baptist Church: 18.6 mi
- Jesse Brown Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Spring House: 18.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 18.7 mi
- Forestry Center: 9.3 mi
- Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center: 17.1 mi
- Richard Gwyn Museum: 17.9 mi
- The History Center: 18.0 mi
- Turtle Island Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center's Educational Complex: 17.4 mi
- Transitional Peace: 17.7 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 20.0 mi
- 100 Strong: 17.7 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 17.7 mi
- Laura Foster Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 18.7 mi
- Devils Garden: 19.3 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 19.4 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 18.5 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.7 mi
- Smitheys Creek Public Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 18.2 mi
- I-77 Iredell County Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Wilkes Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pores Knob | S 182° | 812 m | 7.1 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SW 222° | 759 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Rock Mountain | SSW 204° | 744 m | 8.9 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | S 185° | 743 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rendezvous Mountain | NW 305° | 733 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hall Mountain | NNW 337° | 723 m | 12.1 mi |
| Moore Mountain | SSW 197° | 722 m | 8.2 mi |
| Huffman Mountain | WNW 299° | 709 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Wilkesboro, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1994650433
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