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Explore Strawberry Ridge
Strawberry Ridge in Mitchell County (North Carolina) is located in United States about 349 mi (or 562 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Strawberry Ridge is now 09:42 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Strawberry Ridge, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Asheville Regional Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), South-West. 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 31 mi (or 49 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bakersville, Marion, Burnsville, Newland and Erwin. 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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Hikers enjoy Lost Cove Pool
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Sweet Dolphins at D.R.C.
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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.
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.
Crabtree Falls (North Carolina)
Crabtree Falls is a waterfall in Yancey County, North Carolina.