WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock)

WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock) is a tower in Blowing Rock Township, Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,510 feet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moses H. Cone Memorial Park and Tweetsie Railroad.

Moses H. Cone Memorial Park

Museum

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The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a country estate in honor of Moses H. Cone in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It is on the Blue Ridge Parkway between mileposts 292 and 295 with access at milepost 294. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is situated 1½ miles west of WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock).

Tweetsie Railroad is a family-oriented Wild West theme park located between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States. The centerpiece of the park is a 3-mile ride on a train pulled by one of Tweetsie Railroad's two historic narrow-gauge steam locomotives. Tweetsie Railroad is situated 1½ miles northeast of WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock).

Green Park Inn

Hotel

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The Green Park Inn was a historic hotel located on the Eastern Continental Divide in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The hotel was built in the 1880s and operated continuously until May 24, 2009, reopening after change of ownership and renovation on October 29, 2010. Green Park Inn is situated 2 miles south of WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blowing Rock and Boone.

Blowing Rock

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Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga and Caldwell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of Blowing Rock is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Boone Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Boone

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Boone is a town in Watauga County nestled in the North Carolina Mountains, part of Appalachia. It is the home of Appalachian State University and is the county seat.

WOIX-AM (Blowing Rock)

Type: Tower
Location: Blowing Rock Township, Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.14902° or 36° 8′ 57″ north

Longitude

-81.66316° or 81° 39′ 47″ west

Elevation

3,510 feet (1,070 metres)

Open location code

868W48XP+JP

GeoNames ID

4497047

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