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Discover Carolina Mountains
Carolina Mountains in Rutherford County (North Carolina) is a town in United States about 369 mi (or 595 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Carolina Mountains is now 11:43 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports near Carolina Mountains, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Asheville Regional Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), 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 24 mi (or 39 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. 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: Columbus, Rutherfordton, Marion, Hendersonville and Asheville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 4% |
Air Humidity | 90% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
20°C (69 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
20°C (69 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Lodge on Lake Lure
The Grafton Lodge
Fibber MaGees Riverfront Inn
THE 1927 LAKE LURE INN AND SPA
The Carter Lodge
Videos from this area
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Riding Hwy 9 Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, NC During the Fall
Riding Hwy 9 Chimney Rock Lake Lure During the Fall. Lake Lure is where Dirty Dancing was filmed.
NC HAGS Lake Lure Inn EVP's Movie Investigation #7
These are the EVP's recorded while at The Lake Lure Inn at the PSI CON in Feb. 2009 Recordings provided by Michael Potts of PROOF.
Lake Lure - Where Dirty Dancing was filmed!!
Went to Asheville, NC with my childhood friend & forever birthday co-celebrator and it was amazing! Amongst some of the things we did, a boat ride on man-made Lake Lure where Dirty Dancing...
Vintage Inspired Lake Lure Wedding
This vintage-inspired mountain lakeside wedding has got to be one of my favorite weddings yet!! I absolutely adored everything about this couple and our time together!! I was ecstatic that...
Lake Lure North Carolina Real Estate
When it comes to real estate in Lake Lure, Mr. Martin Birenbaum from Riverbend http://RiverbendLakeLure.com is the person to talk to. Whether you are looking for a retirement property in Western...
NC HAGS Lake Lure Investigation 2012 Investigation # 17
NC HAGS returns to Lake Lure Inn with The Heritage Hunters Society, Ghosts of Raleigh, Para Probers and Paranormal Scene Investigators, for a weekend of fun, good times and Ghost Hunting in Feb.
Lake Lure Area - Summer Highlights
My wife Nikonya and I poke around in the Lake Lure area of western, NC. This is the location where many of the exterior shots from Dirty Dancing were filmed. It's a beautiful landscape with...
A Brief Tour of Lake Lure
At the wife's family reunion this year, we took a one hour tour of Lake Lure. I brought the camera and put together this short video with the footage, Dirty Dancing and Last of the Mohicans...
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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.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Lake Lure is a town in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2008 the town population was 1,012. Lake Lure was incorporated in 1927, and acquired the lake after which it is named in 1965.