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Discover Blue Rock in United States
Blue Rock in the region of North Carolina is a place located in United States - some 350 mi or ( 564 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Blue Rock is now 09:02 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Asheville, Bakersville, Burnsville, Gastonia, and Green Mountain. When in this area, you might want to check out Asheville . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Blue Rock ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Crabtree Falls - NC Blue Ridge Parkway MP 339.5
Slide & Video. Part of our fall 2008 NC mountain vacation. Crabtree Falls, with a 60 foot plunge is located about 4.5 miles S/W of Little Switzerland, NC, on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Grabtree Me ..
WD4AM MacMartin BA-1K Broadcast AM Transmitter Part 2 Operation Backhawk
Way back in the hills of Tennessee WD4AM Mike & John N2XD are working on a MacMartin AM transmitter. This is the second trip one more trip and the MacMartin will have a new home. A very special thanks ..
Hiking Roaring Fork Falls, NC Part 2
Watch Part 1 here: youtu.be This is an easy dog and kid friendly hike to a small but none the less dramatic waterfall near Mount Mitchell Golf Course and the Black Mountain Campground. Approx. 1.25 mi ..
View near Grandfather Mountain
Down the Black Rock Trail at Grandfather Mountain near Asheville, NC ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 35.87 -82.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at 35.91 -82.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Arthur Morgan School
Arthur Morgan School (AMS) is a small, coed boarding and day school for 27 students in grades 7, 8 and 9 . AMS is located on 100 acres of farm and wilderness in the Celo Community, about an hour north of Asheville, North Carolina. The AMS program focuses on the holistic education of adolescents. In addition to the academic program, the school has an outdoor program including 3-, 6- and 8-day hikes.
Located at 35.82 -82.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Whiteoak Creek Falls
Whiteoak Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
Located at 35.83 -82.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at 35.94 -82.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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