- Elevation, modelled
- 845 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.8058, -82.2039
Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 845 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | SW 231° | 2,038 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Craig | WSW 239° | 2,023 m | 3.8 mi |
| Balsam Cone | WSW 249° | 2,007 m | 3.1 mi |
| Big Tom | WSW 240° | 2,002 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cattail Peak | W 259° | 1,986 m | 3.0 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SW 223° | 1,981 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SW 225° | 1,971 m | 6.5 mi |
| Potato Knob | SW 223° | 1,946 m | 7.2 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 13.8 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
- 14.9 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 14.8 mi off the Pisgah Loop Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 0.0 mi
- Toe River Campground: 4.6 mi
- Burnsville Town Square: 9.4 mi
- Woods Mountain Equestrian Parking Area: 9.4 mi
- Brad Regan Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Camp Celo Falls: 1.1 mi
- Whiteoak Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Locust Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Middle Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Squawroot Falls: 2.1 mi
- Crisawn Knob: 1.2 mi
- Stones Knob: 1.4 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.6 mi
- Snake Knob: 1.9 mi
- Middle Ridge Bald: 2.1 mi
- Gillespie Gap: 9.2 mi
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 9.3 mi
- Otway Burns: 9.4 mi
- The McDowell's and The Carson's: 11.2 mi
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 4.4 mi
- Museum of North Carolina Minerals: 9.2 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 9.4 mi
- McElroy House: 9.5 mi
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival: 9.7 mi
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 5.0 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 9.8 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 12.4 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 13.1 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 13.3 mi
- Friends: 9.3 mi
- Stream: 9.3 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 9.3 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 9.3 mi
- Rock Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Terrace garden: 2.4 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Mitchell Giving Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Slaty Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Coltens Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Pinnacle Spring: 7.9 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 16.0 mi
- Gully Pipe: 17.0 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 17.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 15.5 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 22.3 mi
- Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Twin Springs Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 8.8 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 23.1 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 23.6 mi
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 10.7 mi
- Boat beach: 18.6 mi
- Swimming beach: 18.7 mi
- Lost Cove: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:19 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Celo 2 S, 2 mi away.
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