Grassy Creek
in Mitchell County of North Carolina, United States
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Hickory Regional Airport (39 mi) - Asheville Regional Airport (41 mi)
- Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (45 mi)
- Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (69 mi)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (78 mi)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (104 mi)
- Mercer County Airport (108 mi)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (109 mi)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Grassy Creek Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Linville Falls Mountain Club & Preserve (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Marion Lake Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Mount Mitchell Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Land Harbor Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Linville Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Linville Ridge Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Mountain Air Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Mountain Glen Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Sugar Mountain GC (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Proposed Crabtree Creek Overlook (observation point, (5 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.882 and -82.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 52' 56" and W -82° 3' 24"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:20 am and 8:28 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.937 and 115.018 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Burnside - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-16 08:19:50
Discover Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek in Mitchell County (North Carolina) is a city in United States about 345 mi (or 556 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Grassy Creek is now 10:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Grassy Creek, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hickory Regional Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 35 mi (or 56 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bakersville, Marion, Newland, Burnsville and Morganton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 92% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lemon Tree Inn
SKYLINE VILLAGE INN
Videos from this area
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Railfanning the Clinchfield Railroad: Mixed manifest in Downtown Spruce Pine nc
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Railfanning the Clinchfield RR;Mixed Manifest in Spruce Pine nc
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Spruce Pine Area CSX 4/13/13
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CLINCHFIELD CSX SPRUCE PINE, NC with PUSHER
CSX coal train on the old Clinchfield at Spruce Pine, NC as part of the Clinchfield Technical Groups annual ROME 2011. A pusher completes it all by bringing up the rear. Shot 10/15/2011.
Railfanning the Clinchfield rr Grain Train in Spruce Pine nc
This is a northbound grain train in Spruce Pine nc.
CSX Northbound at Feldspar plant Spruce Pine, NC 5/1/11
CSX CW44AC's 309-394 lead a northbound train past the Feldspar Plant (often called "Flotation") towards Spruce Pine, NC on the former Clinchfield railroad. Shot on 5/1/2011.
CSX northbound next to caboose at Spruce Pine, NC!!! 6/6/13
A CSX northbound stops next to a former Chessie Bay Window Caboose in Spruce Pine, NC. The caboose was part of the work train, and isn't the one most often seen there. I think the date was 6/6/13.
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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.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along NC 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion, North Carolina and south of Spruce Pine. At this location, in 1909, on eleven hundred acres surveyed from the top of Grassy Mountain, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson.
Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels
Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels consist of a total of 26 vehicle tunnels constructed along the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. One, the Bluff Mountain Tunnel, is in Virginia and twenty-five are in North Carolina. The design standards specified a minimum impact on the land. The vehicle tunnels were often constructed to reduce excessive landscape scarring that open cuts would have produced. They are used in areas of steep terrain where ridges run perpendicular to the roadway alignment.
Pinebridge Coliseum
Pinebridge Coliseum, also known as The Bridge Coliseum, is a 5,000 seat indoor arena located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It hosted the ice hockey team Pinebridge Bucks of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1983 to 1985.
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