Nature reserve · North Carolina
Annie Cannon Gardens
Annie Cannon Gardens is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,068 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Broyhill Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates36.13260, -81.68074
- 1.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- On the Little Parkway
- 6.5 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Moses Cone Overlook · 1 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 2 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Broyhill Park: 0.1 mi
- Blowing Rock City Park: 0.1 mi
- Blowing Rock Pool: 0.2 mi
- Sterling Creek Park: 2.9 mi
- High Gravity Adventures: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 0.5 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 0.7 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 0.8 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 0.8 mi
- China Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Round Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Blowing Rock: 1.7 mi
- Bull Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 32
- The Gardener: 0.1 mi
- Jessie: 0.2 mi
- The Rock: 5.5 mi
- Founders Bell: 5.5 mi
- Aspire: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- Mystery Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mystery House: 2.9 mi
- Tornado: 3.2 mi
- Buckaroo Drop: 3.2 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 3.2 mi
Museums: 17
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 0.1 mi
- Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 1.3 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Woods Walk: 9.5 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
- White Pine Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 0.2 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 5.6 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 5.6 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 10
- Elizabeth Young Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 10.4 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 11.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Bear Wallow Spring: 6.6 mi
- Shanty Springs: 7.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.8 mi
- Gully Pipe: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 1.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Elk Shoals: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Annie Cannon Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | WSW 259° | 1,804 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 249° | 1,466 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 349° | 1,455 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | N 4° | 1,362 m | 2.1 mi |
| Howard Knob | N 2° | 1,343 m | 6.8 mi |
| Nettle Knob | WNW 291° | 1,284 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,281 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bentley Knob | ENE 64° | 1,256 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 42 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blowing Rock 1NW, 2 mi away.
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