- Elevation, modelled
- 640 m
- Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
- Rich Knob1,500 m · 7.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6334, -82.5568
Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in North Carolina, at a modelled 640 m. Rich Knob stands 1,500 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake View Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | ENE 63° | 1,500 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wolfden Knob | ENE 64° | 1,493 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bull Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,473 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ENE 67° | 1,433 m | 6.7 mi |
| Richland Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,429 m | 6.9 mi |
| Richland Knob | ENE 60° | 1,429 m | 6.9 mi |
| Courthouse Knob | NE 55° | 1,322 m | 6.8 mi |
| High Swan | ENE 71° | 1,300 m | 6.1 mi |
- 3.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 5.0 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 11.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.4 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lake View Park: 0.6 mi
- Weaver Park: 1.3 mi
- Geneva Maney Park: 1.4 mi
- Silver Line Park: 1.6 mi
- Grove Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Lookout Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Knob: 0.9 mi
- Killian Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Gouch Peak: 1.4 mi
- Reynolds Mountain: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 3.9 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascades Falls: 11.8 mi
- Douglas Falls: 11.9 mi
- Walker Falls: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Giving Tree Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Overlook Castle: 2.0 mi
- Riverside Cemetery Marker: 2.0 mi
- 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Marker: 2.1 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 30
- Griffing Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 3.8 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Italian Garden: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 21
- Flat Iron Statue: 2.6 mi
- Deco Gecko: 2.7 mi
- Passage: 2.7 mi
- Wake: 3.2 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 3.2 mi
Museums: 20
- Bob Moog Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 2.6 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 2.7 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 1.5 mi
- Ironland: 2.6 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 5.6 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 5.9 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 10.3 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 21.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 22.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.4 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.5 mi
- Lenox Spring: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 15.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 18.8 mi
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 14.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Asheville, 3 mi away.
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