- Elevation, modelled
- 1,624 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Waterrock Knob1,904 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5729, -83.1802
Heintooga Picnic Area is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,624 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Creek Bald, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Heintooga Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | SSE 162° | 1,904 m | 7.9 mi |
| Luftee Knob | NNW 347° | 1,894.26 m | 8.5 mi |
| Browning Knob | SSE 160° | 1,888 m | 8.1 mi |
| Marks Knob | NNW 333° | 1,878.29 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | N 2° | 1,875.19 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | SSE 153° | 1,873 m | 8.5 mi |
| Thermo Knob | NNW 344° | 1,856.17 m | 8.7 mi |
| Plott Balsam | SE 141° | 1,856 m | 8.2 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.0 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 12.6 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 13.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 4 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 4 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Creek Bald: 0.4 mi
- Cataloochee Balsam: 0.6 mi
- Balsam Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Heintooga Bald: 1.2 mi
- Locust Knob: 1.6 mi
- Flat Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Fountain Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
- Buckshot Falls: 5.0 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.0 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 5.1 mi
- Maggie Valley Playground: 6.2 mi
- Elevated Creek Park: 6.3 mi
- Dog walking: 8.9 mi
- Acquoni Road Family Park: 9.5 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 9.6 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 4.9 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 5.6 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 6.2 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.8 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 10.0 mi
- Masonic Monument: 2.6 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 5.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 8.0 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 8.5 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 7.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 8.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.8 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 10.0 mi
- Shook Museum: 15.0 mi
- Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 8.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 12.5 mi
- Sutton Ridge Overlook: 13.2 mi
- Cat Stairs: 14.5 mi
- Selu Statue: 10.0 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 12.1 mi
- Sylva Mural: 13.9 mi
- Moai Statue: 14.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 14.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.7 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 16.5 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 10.1 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 11.9 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 14.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 11.4 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.5 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 18.1 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 24.8 mi
- Greenbrier: 15.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cataloochee, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
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