24 mi from Hoopers Creek, Mount Mitchell leads the list
A typical year brings about 16.5M visitors to Blue Ridge Parkway. With nothing inside Hoopers Creek, the list has 22 places within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, 3 gardens and 2 state parks, among others. Beyond the town, the best known is Memorial Stadium, Clemson, 58 mi off.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Out at 40 mi is Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, the farthest.
Orange: Hoopers Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
53 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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13Judaculla Rock
Archaeological site in Jackson County, United States of America.
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States.
Catawba Falls
Series of waterfalls on the Catawba River in North Carolina, United States.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Unit of the National Park Service in South Carolina, United States.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
North Carolina Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina, United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Fort Hill
Historic house museum and library in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.
Museum of the Cherokee People
Museum, archive organization in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery
Art museum at Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Woodburn Plantation
Historic building in Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.A..
South Carolina Botanical Garden
Botanical garden on the campus of Clemson University in South Carolina, United States.
Cleveland Park
Urban park in Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America.
Sigal Music Museum
Musical instrument museum in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A..
Clemson Area African American Museum
African American museum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Hoopers Creek → · Hoopers Creek’s history →
Photo credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Memorial Stadium, Clemson: Caseyh at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Mount Le Conte: No machine-readable author provided. Blinutne assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Keowee: Inundated_38Oc1.jpg: Matthew T. Bradley from Berkshire County, Mass., USA deriva, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Jocassee: Clemson3564, Public domain · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Bon Secours Wellness Arena: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0 · Judaculla Rock: Spjctim, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chimney Rock State Park: Jmturner, Public domain · Linville Gorge Wilderness: No machine-readable author provided. Amcbride~commonswiki assumed (based on copy, Public domain · DuPont State Forest: Ccalvin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Linville Falls: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Victoria Stauffenberg, Public domain · Table Rock State Park: Clemson3564, CC BY 3.0 · Catawba Falls: Wncoutdoors, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cowpens National Battlefield: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kituwa: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Fort Hill: blahedo, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Museum of the Cherokee People: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Oconaluftee Indian Village: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Greenville County Museum of Art: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery: Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville (publisher), Public domain · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Woodburn Plantation: KudzuVine, Public domain · Hanover House: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Carolina Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain · Upcountry History Museum: John Foxe, Public domain · Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Clemson Area African American Museum: FefePipepipe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Furman University Japanese Garden: Daderot, Public domain
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