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Discover Grassy Creek
Grassy Creek in Mitchell County (North Carolina) is a city in United States about 345 mi (or 556 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Grassy Creek is now 07:15 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Grassy Creek, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hickory Regional Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), East. 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 35 mi (or 56 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Bakersville, Marion, Newland, Burnsville and Morganton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 35% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 19% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
16°C (62 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lemon Tree Inn
SKYLINE VILLAGE INN
Videos from this area
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Gem Mountain Gem Mining in Spruce Pine, NC
If you are looking to satisfy your craving for adventure, look no further then to Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine in Spruce Pine. Gem Mountain shares the rich history and tradition of mining at...
Railfanning the Clinchfield RR; southbound Coal Train in Spruce Pine NC
This is the last train if the day on December 22 2014 in Spruce Pine nc.
Railfanning the Clinchfield rr Northbound Mixed Train in Spruce Pine nc
This is a northbound csx train in spruce pine nc.
Railfanning the Clinchfield Railroad: Mixed manifest in Downtown Spruce Pine nc
This is a mixed manifest train coming through the city park at down town Spruce Pine nc.
Railfanning the Clinchfield RR;Mixed Manifest in Spruce Pine nc
This is a different angel of the mixed manifest at Spruce Pine video. link= http://youtu.be/eb2S4yXQKBM.
Spruce Pine Area CSX 4/13/13
Various CSX trains in the area of Spruce Pine, NC while railfanning with the wife and 3 year old brother-in-law. Train info later.
CLINCHFIELD CSX SPRUCE PINE, NC with PUSHER
CSX coal train on the old Clinchfield at Spruce Pine, NC as part of the Clinchfield Technical Groups annual ROME 2011. A pusher completes it all by bringing up the rear. Shot 10/15/2011.
Railfanning the Clinchfield rr Grain Train in Spruce Pine nc
This is a northbound grain train in Spruce Pine nc.
CSX Northbound at Feldspar plant Spruce Pine, NC 5/1/11
CSX CW44AC's 309-394 lead a northbound train past the Feldspar Plant (often called "Flotation") towards Spruce Pine, NC on the former Clinchfield railroad. Shot on 5/1/2011.
CSX northbound next to caboose at Spruce Pine, NC!!! 6/6/13
A CSX northbound stops next to a former Chessie Bay Window Caboose in Spruce Pine, NC. The caboose was part of the work train, and isn't the one most often seen there. I think the date was 6/6/13.
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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.
Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census.
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along NC 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion, North Carolina and south of Spruce Pine. At this location, in 1909, on eleven hundred acres surveyed from the top of Grassy Mountain, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson.
Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels
Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels consist of a total of 26 vehicle tunnels constructed along the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. One, the Bluff Mountain Tunnel, is in Virginia and twenty-five are in North Carolina. The design standards specified a minimum impact on the land. The vehicle tunnels were often constructed to reduce excessive landscape scarring that open cuts would have produced. They are used in areas of steep terrain where ridges run perpendicular to the roadway alignment.
Pinebridge Coliseum
Pinebridge Coliseum, also known as The Bridge Coliseum, is a 5,000 seat indoor arena located in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. It hosted the ice hockey team Pinebridge Bucks of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League from 1983 to 1985.