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Discover Kingswood
The district Kingswood of Flat Rock in Henderson County (North Carolina) is a district in United States about 389 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
Morning Temperature | -4°C / 24 °F |
Evening Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
Night Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 30% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
4°C (39 °F)
-5°C (23 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
6°C (43 °F)
-2°C (28 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
5°C (42 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mill House Lodge
MOUNTAIN LODGE OF F
Hampton Inn Hendersonville
1898 Waverly Inn
Highland Lake Inn & Resort
The Charleston Inn
Fairfield Inn & Suites Hendersonville Flat Rock
MOUNTAIN INN AND SU
Quality Inn & Suites Flat Rock
Econo Lodge Hendersonville
Videos from this area
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Gated Golf Community in Flat Rock, North Carolina
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Online Special Set Design
Flat Rock Playhouse's Set Designer Dennis C. Maulden talks about the set design in Evita.
Flat Rock NC Pisgah Pest Control
http://pisgahpestcontrol.com/ Termite and Pest Control services for residential and commercial customers in Hendersonville Flat Rock NC.
Andrew Levine at Flat Rock Cinema
Andrew Levine talks about the power and results of advertising on the big screen at Flat Rock Cinema. http://flatrockcinema.com.
The Sandburg Barn - Plein Air Painting by Roger Bansemer
A quick plein air painting in acrylics done in Flat Rock, North Carolina at the Carl Sandburg home and barn which is now a National Historic Site.
Farm Visit: Three Arrows Cattle Company
International publicist Michelle Tennant Nicholson visits Three Arrows Cattle Company (Flat Rock NC) http://www.threearrowscattleco.com and discusses new painless branding methods farmers...
Scenic Design - The Odd Couple
A short video about the scene design process of "The Odd Couple" at Flat Rock Playhouse.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Henderson County, North Carolina
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Asheville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of July 2010, the population was 107,177. Its county seat is Hendersonville.
Barker Heights, North Carolina
Barker Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
East Flat Rock, North Carolina
East Flat Rock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,151 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina
Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,565 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Flat Rock Historic District.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina USA. In 1900, 1,917 persons lived in Hendersonville; in 1910, 2,818; and in 1940, 5,381 people lived here. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,137, up fivefold in one century. It is the county seat of Henderson County. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leonard Henderson.
Laurel Park, North Carolina
Laurel Park is a town in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,835 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Valley Hill, North Carolina
Valley Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,137 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Saluda, North Carolina
The City of Saluda is located in both Henderson and Polk counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 713 at the 2010 census. Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, the steepest main line standard gauge railroad line east of the Rockies. The main street of Saluda is a bustling hub of newly formed restaurants and art galleries.
WTZQ
WTZQ is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format. Licensed to Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA, the station is currently owned by Houston Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from Music of Your Life.
Narrows of the Green
The Narrows of the Green is a 2.9-mile section of the Green River, in Henderson County and Polk County, between the Big Hungry creek confluence and the Fishtop access area, in western North Carolina, United States. It is roughly 35 miles south of downtown Asheville.
Green River (North Carolina)
The Green River is a dam-release river that flows through the mountains of North Carolina, south of Asheville. The Green has numerous tributaries, but much of its water flows from a confluence with Big Hungry Creek. The river is dammed to form Lake Summit, in Tuxedo, North Carolina. The Green River is named for its deep green color, but runs brown after heavy rains.
Hungry River
The Hungry River flows in western North Carolina, United States. It arises in eastern Henderson County and flows southwesterly, its entire course within Henderson County, before it empties into the Green River.
Piedmont Airlines Flight 22
1967 Hendersonville Mid-Air Collision was a collision between a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22 with a twin-engine Cessna 310 which happened on July 19, 1967 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft were destroyed and all passengers and crews were killed. The aircraft both were operating under instrument flight rules and in radio contact with the Asheville control tower, though on different frequencies.
Bonclarken
Bonclarken is a conference center located in Flat Rock, North Carolina operated by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP). It is used as a conference center by the ARP church, and is used to accommodate guests of 500 people during the summer and 400 people during the winter. Bonclarken has two fully equipped kitchens and conference centers that can hold up to 1200 people in their meeting centers.
East Henderson High School
East Henderson High School is located at 110 Old Upward Road in East Flat Rock, North Carolina and is a part of the Henderson County Public Schools district. The school serves students in grades nine through twelve. The mascot is an Eagle and the colors are green and white and unofficially, black. As of the 2006-2007 school year the student population was 1016 and the staff population was 110. It is commonly known as "East" by residents in Hendersonville/Flat Rock and surrounding areas.
Camp Ton-A-Wandah
Camp Ton-A-Wandah ("By the fall of water" in Cherokee) is an annual all-girls summer camp located outside of Hendersonville, North Carolina, in the Flat Rock area. The camp is open to girls aged six through 15, for a total of nine weeks each year (three sessions of three weeks each). 16-year-old girls who wish to attend become CITs, and young women aged 17 and up serve as cabin counselors (many of whom come from foreign countries, such as Australia and South Africa).
WHKP
WHKP is a radio station broadcasting at 1450 on the AM dial in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The call letters stand for Where the Heavens Kiss the Peaks. The station broadcasts to most of the area in Henderson County and parts of southern Buncombe County and parts of northern Polk County. The current format is mostly conservative talk radio and local programming of a conservative nature. Syndicated programming includes Rush Limbaugh and once included Paul Harvey.
Peter Guice Memorial Bridge
The Peter Guice Memorial Bridge consists of dual two-lane bridges carrying I-26 across the Green River in Western North Carolina. Surpassed only by the Emlenton Bridge in Pennsylvania and the Glade Creek Bridge in West Virginia, it is the third-highest bridge carrying an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States at 225 feet tall. Each bridge is 1,050 feet long and 28 feet wide with two 12-foot lanes and 2-foot shoulders.
Falling Creek Camp
Falling Creek Camp is a residential camp for boys in Tuxedo, North Carolina. Falling Creek was founded in 1968 by Jim Miller. Four sessions are held each summer, and range from six- to 27-day camps.
Camp Greystone
Camp Greystone is a Christian summer camp for girls located near Tuxedo, NC in the mountains of western North Carolina. The camp offers sessions ranging in length from 1 week to 5 weeks for girls ages 5–17. Sessions begin in late May and continue through mid-August.
Hendersonville High School (North Carolina)
Hendersonville High School is located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on 1 Bearcat Blvd. , Hendersonville, NC 28791. The school is adjacent to Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital and Highway 25.
Lake House Academy
Lake House Academy is a private therapeutic boarding school for girls located in Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina. The school enrolls girls ages 10 through 14 in grades 5 to 10. Programs are tailored to the developmental, social, emotional and academic needs of pre-adolescent and young adolescent girls with a focus on helping girls gain the skills they need to be successful in the home, at school and with friends.
Mineral and Lapidary Museum
The Mineral and Lapidary Museum of Henderson County is a non-profit, volunteer-run museum in Hendersonville, North Carolina founded in 1997 at 400 North Main Street in the middle of the city's Historic District. Located in Western North Carolina astride the geologically rich Blue Ridge Mountains, the decade-old museum has been nicknamed The Geode-Cracking Museum. On a typical day, geodes are cracked in half by volunteer staff.
Flat Rock Playhouse
Flat Rock Playhouse, in Flat Rock, is the state theatre of North Carolina.
Mountain Page, North Carolina
Mountain Page is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is in the southeastern edge of the county. The ZIP code is 28773 with a Saluda address even though Saluda is in neighboring Polk County. Mountain Page is named after the locale Page family. The elevation 2200 feet. The community backs up to the Greenville Watershed in neighboring Greenville County, South Carolina. The community is 12 miles south of Hendersonville, North Carolina the county seat.