Worley Knob
Worley Knob rises to 839 m in North Carolina. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Branch Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Nantahala Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in North Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31644651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 838.631 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Oconaluftee River Overlook · 8 mi
- Raven Fork Overlook (MP 467.9) · 8 mi
- Ballhoot Scar Overlook (MP 467.4) · 9 mi
- Charles A Webb Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Branch Falls: 0.8 mi
- Juney Whank Falls: 1.0 mi
- Indian Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- J. Johnson Falls: 7.2 mi
- Sharp Top: 2.2 mi
- Sunkota Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Thomas Ridge: 3.6 mi
- Kelly Bennet Peak: 3.9 mi
- Coburn Knob: 3.9 mi
- Ela Tuckkasegee River Public Access: 1.6 mi
- Swain County Recreation Park: 2.0 mi
- Bryson City Island Park: 2.3 mi
- MacNeill Park: 2.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.7 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 6.5 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 6.8 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 7.5 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 10.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.4 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 5.9 mi
- Dills Cove Falls: 12.1 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 12.2 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
- Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians: 2.6 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 5.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.5 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.1 mi
- Alum Cave: 12.5 mi
- The Jump-up: 14.9 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 1.1 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Selu Statue: 6.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 12.3 mi
- Moai Statue: 12.6 mi
- Sylva Mural: 12.6 mi
- American Eclipse: 16.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 5.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 13.0 mi
- Greenbrier: 18.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 19.3 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.8 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 23.8 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 24.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Worley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwohi | NNW 328° | 2,025 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mt. Buckley | NW 326° | 2,004 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Love | NNW 331° | 1,956 m | 8.5 mi |
| Andrews Bald | NW 323° | 1,801 m | 6.9 mi |
| Round Top Knob | NNW 340° | 1,574 m | 6.6 mi |
| Newton Bald | NNE 30° | 1,571 m | 6.8 mi |
| Nettle Creek Bald | NNE 16° | 1,568 m | 7.8 mi |
| Turkey Flyup | NNE 13° | 1,558 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bryson City 4, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357804159
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