- Elevation, modelled
- 1,421 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Waterrock Knob1,904 m · 6.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway2.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5494, -83.1717
Flat Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,421 m. Waterrock Knob stands 1,904 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Heintooga Bald, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Flat Creek Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterrock Knob | SSE 162° | 1,904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Browning Knob | SSE 159° | 1,888 m | 6.4 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | N 358° | 1,875.19 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Lyn Lowry | SSE 150° | 1,873 m | 6.8 mi |
| Plott Balsam | SE 135° | 1,856 m | 6.7 mi |
| Balsam Corner | N 356° | 1,841.53 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Butt | N 1° | 1,838.05 m | 8.4 mi |
| Yellow Face | S 170° | 1,833 m | 6.9 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 7.2 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 12.2 mi off the Appalachian Medley
- 12.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Maggie Valley Overlook · 2 mi
- Lake Junaluska Overlook · 2 mi
- Mile High Overlook · 2 mi
- Bunches Bald Overlook (MP 459.5) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Heintooga Bald: 0.7 mi
- Whim Knob: 0.9 mi
- Strawberry Knob: 1.0 mi
- Flat Creek Bald: 1.3 mi
- Locust Knob: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Soco Falls: 3.9 mi
- Fountain Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
- Mingo Falls: 5.9 mi
- Buckshot Falls: 6.0 mi
- Plott Hound Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 37
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 3.3 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 3.9 mi
- Marvin Popcorn Sutton's Homeplace: 5.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 9.1 mi
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Masonic Monument: 1.0 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 4.1 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 6.3 mi
- Lyn Lowry Cross: 6.9 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 9.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 5.9 mi
- Mountain Farm Museum: 7.9 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 9.3 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 9.5 mi
- Shook Museum: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 1
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 19.4 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 |
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