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About Blowing Rock, NC

Blowing Rock perches at 4,000 feet in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, drawing summer visitors who escape lowland heat for cool mountain air. Most tourists drive the winding US 321 from Charlotte (90 miles) or take the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville. The famous cliff creates such strong upward winds that lightweight objects thrown over the edge blow back up.

Where is Blowing Rock, NC on the map?

Blowing Rock, NC is in United States, at 36.130, -81.671 - about 12 km south of Boone, NC.

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What is the closest airport to Blowing Rock, NC?

The closest airport to Blowing Rock, NC is Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 142 km (about 2 h 8 min by car).

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