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Delve into Great Smokies
The district Great Smokies of in Buncombe County (North Carolina) is a district located in United States about 381 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 31% |
Air Humidity | 93% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
22°C (72 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts ASHEVILLE
Renaissance Asheville Hotel
Aloft Asheville Downtown
AC Hotel Asheville Downtown
The Windsor Boutique Hotel
Chestnut Street Inn Bed and Breakfast
Bunn House - A Boutique Hotel
Four Points by Sheraton Asheville Downtown
The Applewood Manor
At Cumberland Falls Bed & Breakfast Inn
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Миссионерская поездка в Израиль
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Project Handmade Fashion Show
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North Carolina system. UNC Asheville is member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
WWNC
WWNC is a radio station in Asheville, North Carolina. It transmits at 5000 Watts of power. It currently has a News/Talk format and is affiliated with Fox News Radio. WWNC is under ownership of Clear Channel Communications.
Swannanoa River
The Swannanoa River flows through the Swannanoa Valley of western North Carolina, and is a major tributary to the French Broad River. It begins at its headwaters in Black Mountain, NC, however, it also has a major tributary near its headwaters: Flat Creek, which begins on the slopes of Mount Mitchell. The Swannanoa River ends when it meets the French Broad at Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
Jughandle
A jughandle is a type of ramp or slip road that changes the way traffic turns left at an at-grade intersection. Instead of a standard left turn being made from the left lane, left-turning traffic uses a ramp on the right side of the road. In a standard forward jughandle or near-side jughandle, the ramp leaves before the intersection, and left-turning traffic turns left off it rather than the through road. Right turns are also made using the jughandle.
McCormick Field
McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team. As befits the hilly city of Asheville, the ballpark sits on a section of level ground partway up one of the city's hills, providing a picturesque atmosphere. The park features an amusing scoreboard which reads "Visitors" in the guest slot and "Tourists" in the home slot.
U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, North Carolina)
There is also a U.S. Cellular Center arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 50x40pxThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. U.S. Cellular Center (known as Asheville Civic Center until November 2011) is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena, in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
WKJV (AM)
WKJV is a listener supported Christian radio station licensed in Asheville, North Carolina. It broadcasts at the frequency of 1380 AM and serves Buncombe, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Haywood, Henderson, Yancey, and Transylvania Counties. WKJV is a ministry of International Baptist Outreach Missions, Inc. , a not-for-profit organization. The station's programming features Southern gospel music and preaching from the King James Bible.
Justice Center
The Justice Center is a 1,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball teams and hosted the 2006 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament and 2008 men's tourney. The Jusice Center was replaced by the larger Kimmel Arena for use by UNC Asheville men's and women's basketball teams. The Kimmel Arena was completed in 2011.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville (10 acres), also known as the Asheville Botanical Gardens, are non-profit botanical gardens located at 151 W. T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, North Carolina. The gardens are open daily with free admission, though donations are welcome. The gardens were established in 1961 on eroded, abandoned timberland.
Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville
The Basilica of St. Lawrence is a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. The basilica was designed and built in 1905 by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino along with his fellow architect R. S. Smith and the surrounding Catholic community of Asheville, North Carolina. The Basilica is on the National Register of Historic Places and was elevated in status to a Minor Basilica in 1993 by Pope John Paul II.
Richmond Hill Inn
The Richmond Hill Inn is a 25 room Inn located on the Historic Richmond Hill estate in North Carolina. It had a Queen Anne style mansion that was built in 1889 and has now been gutted by the arson fire. It served as the private residence of ambassador and congressman Richmond Pearson. Its name derives from a combination of its builder, Richmond Pearson, and the designer, James G. Hill.
WISE (AM)
WISE is a radio station broadcasting an All Sports format. Licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, USA, it serves the Asheville area. The station is currently owned by Saga Communications Of North Carolina. The station is an affiliate of the Atlanta Braves radio network, the largest radio affiliate network in Major League Baseball.
WSKY (AM)
WSKY is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Asheville, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by Wilkins Communications Network.
WRES-LP
WRES-LP is a non-commercial low-power FM (LPFM) radio station located in Asheville, North Carolina, that features a mixture of Urban Contemporary, Jazz, Gospel and news and information targeted to the area's African-American population. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 0.094 kW.
Kimmel Arena
Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball and volleyball programs. It is a 3,400-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. Kimmel Arena, named for local businessman Joe Kimmel, is part of the much larger Wilma M. Sherrill Center, which is a 133,500-square-foot facility.
Orange Peel (venue)
The Orange Peel is a music venue located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. It has a capacity of 1,050 people and has hosted many well known acts, including Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Deadmau5, the Beastie Boys, The Black Keys, Lauryn Hill, Ice Cube, Megadeth, Medeski, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, Martin, and Wood, Queens of the Stone Age, Mastodon, and Skrillex.
Asheville Art Museum
The Asheville Art Museum is the only community based nonprofit visual art organization in Western North Carolina (WNC) and is Accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its vision is to transform lives through art. The mission statement of the Museum is to engage, enlighten and inspire individuals and enrich community through dynamic experiences in American art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Asheville Police Department
The Asheville Police Department (APD) is a nationally accredited police department and the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 72,789 people within 40.0 square miles of the municipality of Asheville, North Carolina.
Jackson Building (Asheville, North Carolina)
The Jackson Building is a 140 ft (43m) 15-story building in Asheville, North Carolina which was completed in 1924 in Pack Square downtown. It was the first skyscraper in western North Carolina.
Asheville Female College
The Asheville Female College was the first institution of higher education in the western portion of North Carolina, founded as the Asheville Female Seminary in 1841 by John Dickson, M.D. and Rev. Erasmus Rowley, D.D. The school had its first quarters on the corner of Patton Avenue and Church Street in Asheville, North Carolina.
Tupelo Honey Cafe
Tupelo Honey Cafe is a restaurant located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, specializing in Southern cooking. The restaurant was established in 2000. The current owner is Stephen Frabitore and the executive chef is Brian Sonoskus. Sonoskus purchased a 12-acre farm that he named "Sunshot Organics" to supply a great deal of the ingredients for the restaurant's dishes. The cafe recently launched a new product line in an effort to fund a worker-HMO program.
Firestorm Cafe & Books
Firestorm Cafe & Books is a worker-owned and self-managed "anti-capitalist business" located in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Named after the eponymous natural phenomenon, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space.
Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan
The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan is RiverLink's design to redevelop the urban riverfront corridor of the U.S. City of Asheville, as a demonstration project for the entire French Broad River watershed by connecting a 17 miles Greenway System along the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers.
The Bon Marché Building of Asheville, North Carolina
The Bon Marché Building of Asheville, North Carolina was built in 1923 by E.W. Grove for the store's owner, Solomon Lipinsky. This was several years before Grove began construction on nearby Grove Arcade, one of Asheville’s most famous architectural landmarks. The Bon Marché building was designed by W.L. Stoddart, a hotel architect who also designed the Battery Park Hotel and Vanderbilt Hotel.
Greenwood Baseball Field
Greenwood Baseball Field is a baseball venue in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It is home to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. The facility opened in 1988. It has a capacity of 300 spectators. It features an electronic scoreboard, dugouts, and a natural grass surface. UNC Asheville also uses McCormick Field, home of the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team, for a portion of its schedule.