The nearest draw to Banner Hill: Mount Mitchell, 26 mi away
Some 16.5M visitors a year come to Blue Ridge Parkway. The town has no place on our list of its own; 17 are within 40 miles. Among them are 4 museums, 2 mountains and 2 parks & preserves. A longer outing takes you to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 46 mi off.
Mount Mitchell
Highest mountain in the Eastern United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped around Banner Hill
Furthest out is Western North Carolina Nature Center, at 38 mi.
Orange: Banner Hill. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Look within 60 miles for all 31 places listed.
2Great Smoky Mountains National Park
U.S. national park in Tennessee and North Carolina.
3Blue 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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13Linville Gorge Wilderness
Protected area in North Carolina, United States.
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the 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.
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
Botanical garden in Asheville, North Carolina.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Banner Hill → · Banner Hill’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 · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Pisgah National Forest: Ken Thomas, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, 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 · 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 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · North Carolina Arboretum: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Henderson County Courthouse: Todd McDougal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asheville Art Museum: Davidhuffcreative, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Botanical Gardens at Asheville: Zen Sutherland aka Zen sutherland at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Folk Art Center: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 4.0
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