- Elevation, modelled
- 940 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Mount Guyot2,019.13 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Newfound Gap Road Byway3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 35.5950, -83.2670
Great Blue Heron Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 940 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Boy Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Great Blue Heron Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | N 4° | 2,019.13 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Chapman | N 358° | 1,960.2 m | 6.3 mi |
| Old Black | N 5° | 1,938.61 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Kephart | WNW 290° | 1,895.27 m | 7.3 mi |
| Luftee Knob | NNE 23° | 1,894.26 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Yonaguska | N 9° | 1,883.44 m | 6.9 mi |
| Marks Knob | N 10° | 1,878.29 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Cataloochee Mountain | NE 44° | 1,875.19 m | 7.4 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the Newfound Gap Road BywayNational
- 4.9 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 11.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Appalachian Medley
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Big Boy Falls: 0.1 mi
- Island Slide Falls: 0.1 mi
- Whitewater Branch Falls: 0.2 mi
- Raven Falls: 0.2 mi
- Buckshot Falls: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Becks Bald: 1.3 mi
- Hyatt Bald: 3.2 mi
- Potato Hill Bald: 3.2 mi
- Locust Knob: 4.5 mi
- Chiltoes Mountain: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center: 8.9 mi
- Mandara Spa Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort: 8.9 mi
- Soco Falls Overlook: 8.9 mi
- Soco Craft & Tower Inc: 9.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.1 mi
Museums: 19
- Mountain Farm Museum: 6.1 mi
- Oconaluftee Indian Village: 8.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee Indian: 8.1 mi
- Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum: 12.1 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Masonic Monument: 6.8 mi
- Nimrod Jarett Smith: 8.3 mi
- Ghost Town Village: 10.3 mi
- 1983 Plane Crash: 11.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Covered bridges: 1
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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