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Discover Minpro
Minpro in Mitchell County (North Carolina) is a city in United States about 345 mi (or 555 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Minpro is now 06:24 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Minpro, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hickory Regional Airport in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 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 57 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, Burnsville, Newland, Marion and Erwin. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lemon Tree Inn
SKYLINE VILLAGE INN
Videos from this area
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Railfanning the Clinchfield RR; southbound Coal Train in Spruce Pine NC
This is the last train if the day on December 22 2014 in Spruce Pine nc.
One of America's Most Significant Mines - Unimin - Spruce Pine NC
Perhaps the highest grade quartz silica in the world is mined in Spruce Pine NC. This raw material is fabricated for semiconductors, computer chips, solar cells, quartz lighting and other uses....
Railfanning the Clinchfield rr Northbound Mixed Train in Spruce Pine nc
This is a northbound csx train in spruce pine nc.
Railfanning the Clinchfield Railroad: Mixed manifest in Downtown Spruce Pine nc
This is a mixed manifest train coming through the city park at down town Spruce Pine nc.
Railfanning the Clinchfield RR;Mixed Manifest in Spruce Pine nc
This is a different angel of the mixed manifest at Spruce Pine video. link= http://youtu.be/eb2S4yXQKBM.
CSX Freight Train Spruce Pine, NC
CSX freight stops at the depot in Spruce Pine to pick up road forman of engines. Then starts up on it's way to Spartanburg, SC....... CSX Blue Ridge Subdivision MP 183 Spruce Pine, NC.
Spruce Pine Area CSX 4/13/13
Various CSX trains in the area of Spruce Pine, NC while railfanning with the wife and 3 year old brother-in-law. Train info later.
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 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.
Penland School of Crafts
The Penland School of Crafts (usually called simply "Penland") is a center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, about 50 miles from Asheville. The school was founded in the 1920s in the isolated mountain town of Penland, North Carolina. In 1923, Lucy Morgan, a schoolteacher who had recently learned to weave, created an association to teach the craft to local women as a way to give them a source of income.
Spruce Pine Mining District
The Spruce Pine Mining District is a swath of the valley of the North Toe River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina that is home to one of the richest deposits of gems and minerals in the world. Mined for its mica, kaolin, quartz and feldspar, the district provides much of the raw materials used in plumbing fixtures. Spruce Pine district is one of the largest suppliers of high-purity quartz, which is used in the manufacture of silicon chips.
WTOE
WTOE is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, USA, it serves the area. The station is currently owned by Mountain Valley Media.
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.