- Elevation, modelled
- 1,092 m
- Tallest summit within 7.9 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Little Parkway3.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0854, -81.9301
Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park is a park in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,092 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the east-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Avery County Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Little Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Roby Shomaker Wetlands and Family Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | ENE 75° | 1,804 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hump Mountain | NW 310° | 1,688 m | 5.9 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | W 260° | 1,674 m | 7.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,663 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,662 m | 6.1 mi |
| Big Yellow Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,658 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | NNE 22° | 1,652 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,587 m | 6.2 mi |
- 3.5 mi off the Little Parkway
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 5.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 6.9 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Bald Overlook · 5 mi
- Grandfather Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Lost Cove Cliffs Overlook (MP 310) · 5 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Avery Square: 0.3 mi
- Avery County Recreation Complex: 0.3 mi
- Bobby McLean Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Point Park: 3.6 mi
- Norris Clifton Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Spanish Oak Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cliff Hill: 1.4 mi
- Big Haw Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Moore Mountain: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls
- Andrews Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Upper Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.1 mi
- Little Lost Cove Falls: 7.1 mi
- Tanawha Falls: 7.5 mi
- North Harper Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- The Market on Oak: 14.0 mi
- SPMS Billboard: 14.0 mi
- Mosaic Mural: 14.1 mi
- Art & Frame Store: 14.1 mi
- The Gardener: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 32
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.8 mi
- Stack Rock: 6.1 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 6.6 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 10.1 mi
- Linville Caverns: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- High Point Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 5.1 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Cliffs: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Mortimer memorial: 11.9 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 12.3 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 14.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Avery County Musuem: 0.2 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 5.3 mi
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 13
Picnic sites: 10
- Woods Walk: 5.0 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Elk Valley Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Peak Mountain Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area: 7.6 mi
- Foscoe Wetland Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Annie Cannon Gardens: 14.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Shanty Springs: 6.6 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 7.7 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.4 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.6 mi
- Hampton Spring: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 14.1 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 18.6 mi
- Boat beach: 23.3 mi
- Swimming beach: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Brown Mountain View: 11.0 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grandfather MTN, 6 mi away.
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