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Traveling Luck for Sphinx Rock, The North Carolina, United States
The timezone in Sphinx Rock, The is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:03 and Evening Sunset at 18:19. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.0892°, Longitude. -81.8381°
Morning Sunrise at 08:03 and Evening Sunset at 18:19. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 36.0892°, Longitude. -81.8381°
Weather near Sphinx Rock, The Last report from Abingdon, VA 19.3km away
Temperature: 9°C / 48°FWind: 9.2km/h East/Northeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 3200ft
Satellite map of Sphinx Rock, The and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Sphinx Rock, The in North Carolina, United States
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Beacon Heights (1.3km)
- Raven Rocks (2.3km)
- Calloway Peak (2.6km)
- Grandmother Mountain (3.7km)
- Brier Knob (4.2km)
- Flattop Mountain (4.5km)
- Little Bald (4.9km)
- Big Rough Knob (5.7km)
- Peak Mountain (5.8km)
- Pixie Mountain (5.8km)
- Flat Rock (5.9km)
- Moore Mountain (6km)
- Pilot Knob (6km)
- Sugar Mountain (6.5km)
- Green Mountain (6.8km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Big Grassy Creek (2.6km)
- Little Grassy Creek (2.9km)
- Linn Cove Branch (3.9km)
- Major Branch (4.5km)
- West Fork Linville River (4.7km)
- Ling Branch (4.7km)
- Andrews Creek (5.5km)
- Shanty Spring Branch (5.8km)
- Little Wilson Creek (6km)
- Bee Branch (6.1km)
- Green Ridge Branch (6.5km)
- Bee Branch (6.6km)
- Flattop Creek (6.8km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Grandfather (1.7km)
- Linville (4.8km)
- Sugar Mountain (5.8km)
- Norwood Hollow (6.4km)
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Grandmother Lake (2.6km)
- Grandfather Mountain Lake (2.9km)
- Inver Lochy Lake (4.5km)
- Lake Kawahna (6.7km)
Accommodation around Sphinx Rock, The
Blue Ridge Village a Festiva Resort 3781 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk
Sugar Ski and Country Club 100 Sugar Ski Drive, Sugar Mountain
BEST WESTERN PLUS MOUNTAIN LDG 1615 Tynecastle Highway 184, Banner Elk
ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Gabes Mountain (2.8km)
- Grandfather Mountain (4.3km)
- Rough Ridge (4.4km)
- Green Ridge (5km)
gap a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation.
- Grandmother Gap (1.8km)
- Linville Gap (4km)
- Deep Gap (4.6km)
- Old House Gap (4.7km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Peoples Church (4.7km)
- Sugar Mountain Church (5.5km)
- Forest Home Church (5.5km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Grandmother Dam (2.6km)
- Grandfather Mountain Lake Lake Dam (2.9km)
- Inver Lochy Dam (4.5km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Sphinx Rock, The (0km)
- United States Weather Station (1.1km)
- Pinnacle of the Sugar (6.5km)
cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.
- Linville Bluffs (0.3km)
- Flattop Cliffs (4.5km)
- Rattlesnake Cliffs (6.3km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Tanglewood Cemetery (3.5km)
- Gragg Cemetery (4.4km)
bridge a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across.
trail a path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles.
- Daniel Boone Scout Trail (4.9km)
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WUNE-TV (Linville) (3.7km)
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Airports close to Sphinx Rock, The
Hickory rgnl(HKY), Hickory, Usa (70.1km)Charlotte douglas international(CLT), Charlotte, Usa (158.8km)
Smith reynolds(INT), Winston-salem, Usa (182km)