Whiteoak Spring
Whiteoak Spring is a spring in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 1,299 m. Crabtree Bald stands 1,621 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ore Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Appalachian Medley passes 4.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 10.8 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 15.1 mi off the French Broad Overview
- 20.3 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap · 12 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 21 mi
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 21 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ore Knob: 1.0 mi
- Jack Trail Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Meadow Fork Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rough Knob: 1.9 mi
- Naked Place Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Harmon Den Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- French Broad Recreation Site: 11.3 mi
- Barnard Park: 12.5 mi
- Houston Valley Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Little Fall Branch Falls: 1.3 mi
- Cliff Dwellers Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Mouse Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Upper Mouse Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.2 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 11.4 mi
- Declaration of Independence: 15.4 mi
- US Constitution: 15.4 mi
- Bill of Rights: 15.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Vann Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Stony Spur Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Stanley Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Cold Springs Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Murray Branch Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Stephen Falls Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Love Road Picnic: 14.8 mi
- Wildwater Pigeon Rafting and Zipline Canopy Tours: 11.6 mi
- French Broad Rafting: 14.1 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 14.8 mi
- Historical Downtown: 18.6 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 19.8 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 5.3 mi
- Big Rock Spring: 7.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 10.9 mi
- Burnett Spring: 17.6 mi
- Shook Museum: 15.8 mi
- Canton Area Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 18.3 mi
- Dry Ridge Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Rural Heritage Museum: 23.1 mi
- Chief Junaluska: 15.9 mi
- Berm Park: 17.8 mi
- E. W. Pearson: 24.0 mi
- The Ties That Bind Asheville: 24.6 mi
- rooster: 24.8 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 16.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 23.9 mi
- Cold Mountain Gameland: 24.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 24.7 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 12.2 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Westbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Haywood County US 74 Eastbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Susanna Wesley Garden: 15.9 mi
- Rhododenron Garden: 16.2 mi
- Burton Street Community Peace Garden: 24.0 mi
- Griffing Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 14.4 mi
- Mountain Springs Lane: 23.8 mi
- Wasp: 6.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Whiteoak Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crabtree Bald | SSE 163° | 1,621 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sandymush Bald | SE 144° | 1,566 m | 6.8 mi |
| Little Sandymush Bald | SE 136° | 1,480 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mary Knob | SE 130° | 1,440 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,430 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 125° | 1,408 m | 2.7 mi |
| Max Patch Mountain | N 357° | 1,407 m | 2.6 mi |
| Naked Place Mountain | S 170° | 1,406 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:43 | 17:23 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waterville 2, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 889 | 1,024 | 1,089 | 969 | 746 | 534 | 430 | 417 | 428 | 428 | 512 | 711 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pigeon River Near Hepco, NC, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Brown Spiketail20 obs
- Gray Petaltail18 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail16 obs
- large white trillium14 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing14 obs
- Scarlet Beebalm12 obs
- Twin-spotted Spiketail12 obs
- red trillium10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/553170659
Day trips start here
- Asheville · 26 mi
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