North Carolina Real Estate - Log Cabin

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We are located in the North Carolina MountainsAsheville, is just (47.7 miles, pop. 68,889) Charlotte, NC (75.0 miles, pop. 540,828) Philadelphia, PA (577.6 miles, pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Forest City, NC (14 miles) Rutherfordton, NC (15.9 miles) Marion NC (17.5 miles) Old Fort, NC (20.8 miles),

Columbus, NC (19.4 miles), Black Mountain, NC (25.2 miles), Montreat, NC (28.8 miles), Fairview, NC (32.8 miles), Tryon, NC (27.6 miles), , Swannanoa, NC (20.5 miles).

Area code: 828

Industries providing employment: Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (26.7%),

Educational, health and social services (12.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.2%).

Our Average weather

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Average temp. (°F) 35.5 38.6 45.9 53.8 61.7 68.3 72.2 70.9 65.1 55.2 46.2 38.6

High temperature (°F) 45.7 49.7 57.6 66.2 73.1 78.8 83.1 84.7 75.1 66.7 57.2 48.9

Low temperature (°F) 25.3 27.4 34.1 41.3 50.2 57.8 62.2 61.0 55.1 43.7 35.2 28.3

Precipitation (in) 4.8 4.7 5.5 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.9 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.0

Normal climate

Based on data reported by main weather stations

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Days with precip. 11 9 12 10 11 12 12 12 10 8 9 10

Wind speed (mph) 9.1 9.1 9.2 8.6 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.5 6.6 7.8 8.5

Afternoon humidity (%) 59 55 53 50 56 60 62 62 62 56 56 59

Sunshine (%) 55 59 61 66 61 62 60 54 56 61 58 55

Days clear of clouds 9 9 9 10 7 6 4 5 7 12 11 10

Partly cloudy days 7 6 8 8 10 12 14 13 11 8 7 7

Cloudy days 15 13 14 12 13 12 12 13 13 11 12 14

Snowfall (in) 0.7 2.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

Hospitals/medical centers near South Mountain Peaks, The Summit & Yellowtop Mountain Estates:

Rutherford County Hospital
288 S. Ridgecrest Ave. Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (828) 286-5000
Marion Hospital P.O. Box 730 or 430 Rankin Dr. Marion, NC 28752 ph.828.659.5000 fax. 828.652.1626

Mission St. Joseph's Health System Asheville, NC http://missionhospitals.org (828) 213-1111

Asheville VA Medical Center (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) ( VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Rd Asheville, NC 28805-2043) http://www.appc1.va.gov/midatlantic/facilities/asheville.htm (828) 298-7911

Mountain AHEC Hospitals (Mountain Area Health Education Center) Includes a directory.
http://www.hsl.unc.edu/ahec/aheclib/mountainhospital.htm
(828) 257-4444

St. Luke's Hospital (Saint Luke's Hospital Columbus)
http://www.saintlukeshospital.com/about.htm
(828) 894-3311

Airports certified for carrier operations

ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 39 miles; GREER, SC; ID: GSP)

DONALDSON CENTER (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; ID: GYH)

Other public-use airports near by;

RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 18 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)

HENDERSONVILLE (about 19 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; ID: 0A7)

FAIRVIEW (about 21 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students :

SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)

ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 29 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 36 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)

GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)

FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)

Compared to North Carolina state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Median age significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Renting percentage significantly below state average.

House age below state average.

Number of college students below state average.

Population density significantly below state average for cities.

Strongest FM radio stations :

WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)

WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

W249AR (97.7 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)

WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)

W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)

WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations :

WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

W27AX (Channel 27; LAKE LURE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

W05AU (Channel 5; BAT CAVE, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

W11AX (Channel 11; BAT CAVE, ETC., NC; Owner: PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY)

W52BA (Channel 52; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

W06AQ (Channel 6; BAT CAVE, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)

W35AV (Channel 35; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)

WAEN-LP (Channel 64; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)

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