- Elevation, modelled
- 656 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- High Swan1,300 m · 7.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway2.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5767, -82.5340
Lakewood Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 656 m. High Swan stands 1,300 m to the northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Lakewood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Swan | NE 37° | 1,300 m | 7.5 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | E 90° | 1,231 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rice Knob | NNE 25° | 1,219 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rock Knob | NE 49° | 1,199 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,159 m | 4.8 mi |
| Peach Knob | NNE 27° | 1,150 m | 5.0 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,122 m | 6.6 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SE 130° | 1,086 m | 4.8 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.2 mi off the Drovers Road
- 9.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 12.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
Overlooks nearby
- Haw Creek Valley (MP 380.0) · 4 mi
- Tanbark Ridge Overlook (MP 376.7) · 6 mi
- French Broad River Overlook · 6 mi
- French Broad Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Kenilworth Park: 0.5 mi
- Seven Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Caledonia Park: 0.5 mi
- Biltmore Plaza: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Piney Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Beaucatcher Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cisco Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Hemphill Knob: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 8.0 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascades Falls: 13.1 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 13.3 mi
- Douglas Falls: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 31
- The Bunkum Stone: 1.4 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Anne Penland: 1.8 mi
- Jeter C. Pritchard Historical Marker: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 27
- Elder & Sage Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Shiloh Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Italian Garden: 2.7 mi
- Shrub Garden: 2.8 mi
- Spring Garden: 2.8 mi
Museums: 18
- Asheville Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 1.6 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 1.7 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 1.7 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Wake: 1.3 mi
- Deco Gecko: 1.7 mi
- Flat Iron Statue: 1.7 mi
- Passage: 1.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 16
- Ironland: 1.7 mi
- Biltmore Estate: 2.5 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.1 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 3.2 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 6.2 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 18.2 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Rocky Knob: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 16.8 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 20.1 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 17.2 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 17.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 10.4 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, 2 mi away.
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