- Elevation, modelled
- 656 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- High Swan1,300 m · 7.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:50local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5637, -82.5142
Murphy-Oakley Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 656 m. High Swan stands 1,300 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray L Kisiah Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Murphy-Oakley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Swan | NNE 26° | 1,300 m | 7.7 mi |
| High Hickory Knob | E 83° | 1,231 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rice Knob | NNE 12° | 1,219 m | 6.5 mi |
| Flat Top | E 84° | 1,215 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rock Knob | NE 39° | 1,199 m | 7.7 mi |
| Big Cedar Mountain | E 98° | 1,159 m | 3.5 mi |
| Peach Knob | NNE 12° | 1,150 m | 5.4 mi |
| Elk Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,122 m | 7.0 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 6.8 mi off the Drovers Road
- 10.3 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 11.2 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
- Ray L Kisiah Park: 1.3 mi
- Lakewood Park: 1.4 mi
- Biltmore Plaza: 1.6 mi
- Asheville Recreation Park: 1.7 mi
- Forest Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Hemphill Knob: 1.5 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bull Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Lake Louise Falls: 9.2 mi
- Reems Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Little Bearwallow Falls: 11.9 mi
- Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Bead and Lace Falls: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 32
- The Bunkum Stone: 2.8 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 3.0 mi
- Thomas Wolfe Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Anne Penland: 3.2 mi
- Overlook Castle: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 26
- Shiloh Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Spring Garden: 2.7 mi
- Italian Garden: 2.7 mi
- Shrub Garden: 2.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Asheville Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 3.0 mi
- Asheville Museum of Science: 3.1 mi
- Bob Moog Foundation: 3.2 mi
- Asheville Pinball Museum: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 17
- Biltmore Estate: 2.9 mi
- Ironland: 3.2 mi
- Antler Hill Village: 3.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens at Asheville: 4.6 mi
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 15
- Statue of Diana: 2.5 mi
- Wake: 2.8 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 3.0 mi
- Foundation Graffiti Park: 3.1 mi
- JMK236 Studio: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 4.9 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Jump Off Rock: 17.3 mi
- Cloven Cliffs: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
- Collier Cove Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Pisgah Picnic: 17.0 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Coontree Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 11.8 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 16.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.4 mi
- Lenox Spring: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- I-26 Buncombe County Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- I-26 Henderson County Rest Area: 9.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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