Blue Rock
in Yancey County of North Carolina, United States
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Asheville Regional Airport (37 mi) - Tri Cities Regional Tn Va Airport (42 mi)
- Hickory Regional Airport (45 mi)
- Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (69 mi)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (84 mi)
- McGhee Tyson Airport (102 mi)
- Mercer County Airport (111 mi)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (111 mi)
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Grassy Creek Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Mount Mitchell Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Mountain Air Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Linville Falls Mountain Club & Preserve (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Marion Lake Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Black Mountain Golf Course (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Mountain Glen Golf Course (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Land Harbor Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Linville Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Linville Ridge Country Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Proposed Crabtree Creek Overlook (observation point, (5 mi)
- Ashville Fun Depot (amusement park, (30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 35.891 and -82.180 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 35° 53' 26" and W -82° 10' 46"
- 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: 09:42 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:21 am and 8:29 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 Blue Rock
Blue Rock in Yancey County (North Carolina) is a city in United States about 350 mi (or 564 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Blue Rock 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 vicinity of Blue Rock, 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 30 mi (or 48 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Burnsville, Bakersville, Marion, 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.
Videos from this area
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Fire Fighting Training - Flashover weekend
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Jumpin off the rock
Doin a 360 off the rock.
EMD SD40-2 units working hard in the snow at Boonford, NC (1992)
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Carolina Hemlocks to Blue Ridge Parkway to Mt. Mitchell - Part 1
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Time Lapse - Lonely Tree
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Carolina Hemlocks Campground
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Hiking Roaring Fork Falls, NC Part 2
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Fun with a blowgun
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Amelia Island Beach
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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.
Murphy Branch
The historically important Murphy Branch is the western most part of what was the Western North Carolina Railroad, later the Richmond and Danville, Southern Railway and today the Norfolk Southern Railway. The branch runs between Asheville, North Carolina in the east and Andrews in the west. It roughly follows Interstate 40 and the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway. The railroad branch was constructed with convict labor between 1881 and 1894.
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