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Bat Fork Bog Site

Bat Fork Bog Site from directly overhead

Bat Fork Bog Site is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 633 m. Hightop Mountain stands 1,082 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.31550, -82.43707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Gatewate Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tom's Park: 1.5 mi
  • William H. King Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lake Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Edge of the World Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Turley Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Briefcase Falls: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 7.2 mi
  • Edneyville High School Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 9.0 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Forest Meadow: 15.8 mi
  • Rhododendron Collection: 15.8 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Statue of Diana: 16.7 mi
  • Orange Bear: 17.9 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 19.4 mi
  • TebbeArt Studios: 19.5 mi
  • JMK236 Studio: 19.5 mi
Museums: 17
Attractions: 16
  • Southern X793: 1.2 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 1.3 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 3.8 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 9.0 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Lenox Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 15.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bat Fork Bog Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hightop MountainN 2°1,082 m7.2 mi
Rich MountainN 0°1,048 m6.4 mi
Couch MountainN 350°1,013 m6.6 mi
Rich MountainSSW 214°1,002 m7.5 mi
Ann MountainSSW 211°990 m6.2 mi
Hammond MountainSSW 207°963 m6.6 mi
Jumpoff MountainW 267°953 m4.8 mi
Rush MountainSSW 198°943 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/33297960

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