- Elevation, modelled
- 1,000 m
- Tallest summit within 9.9 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 9.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mission Crossing3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2229, -81.9074
Buckeye Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,000 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 3.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Buckeye Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | SE 145° | 1,804 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hump Mountain | SW 226° | 1,688 m | 8.2 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,663 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SW 225° | 1,662 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | SSE 152° | 1,652 m | 3.1 mi |
| Little Hump Mountain | SW 226° | 1,587 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,585 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SE 136° | 1,582 m | 6.7 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 10.0 mi off the Little Parkway
- 10.0 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 14.9 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watauga View · 9 mi
- Calloway Peak · 9 mi
- Storyteller Rock · 10 mi
- Patio View of MacRae Peak · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ward Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Egg Knob: 1.6 mi
- Poga Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.2 mi
- Toms Knob: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls
- She Falls Falls: 2.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Splash Dam Falls: 3.8 mi
- Mountaineer Falls: 4.3 mi
- Jones Falls: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 25
- Mountain Magic Resort: 4.9 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 7.2 mi
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 8.8 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 10.4 mi
- Stack Rock: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 3.6 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Avery County Veterans Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 12.4 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
Museums: 14
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Avery County Musuem: 9.5 mi
- Wilson Center for Nature Discovery: 10.0 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 13.0 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 18.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 20 mi
- Johnson City · 26 mi
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