- Elevation, modelled
- 614 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Rice Knob1,219 m · 6.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5811, -82.5563
Choctaw Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 614 m. Rice Knob stands 1,219 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Livingston Street Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Choctaw Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Knob | NE 36° | 1,219 m | 6.4 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,159 m | 6.1 mi |
| Peach Knob | NE 40° | 1,150 m | 5.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NE 35° | 1,122 m | 6.9 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 125° | 1,086 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rich Knob | NE 38° | 1,074 m | 4.0 mi |
| Busbee Mountain | SE 144° | 1,063 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Cedar Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,050 m | 5.3 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.4 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 9.5 mi off the Drovers Road
- 13.3 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 4 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Livingston Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Murray Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Murray Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Oakhurst Park: 0.5 mi
- Walton Street Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 7.4 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.8 mi
- Douglas Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bee Branch Falls: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
- The Bunkum Stone: 0.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.0 mi
- Anne Penland: 1.1 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 27
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 1.6 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Italian Garden: 2.9 mi
- Shrub Garden: 2.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Museum of Science: 1.0 mi
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 1.1 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 1.1 mi
Artworks: 16
- Wake: 0.5 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.6 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 0.7 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 0.7 mi
- TebbeArt Studios: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- Ironland: 1.0 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 2.3 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 2.3 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 2.3 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 7.1 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 18.5 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.1 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.8 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 14.0 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 18.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.9 mi
- Lenox Spring: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.8 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 |
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