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Natural PlacesSite Name: The Blowing RockCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 53.775 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The South Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Blowing Rock
Latitude: 36.129663N Longitude: 81.672566W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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The Blowing Rock is where, the legend says, a Cherokee 'brave' attempted to commit suicide, torn between duty to return to his tribe and love for a Chickasaw Chieftain's daughter. A gust of wind blew him back into the arms of his distraught love once he had thrown himself over the edge. Smaller objects are said to be returned to people by the updraft here. It is a staggeringly beautiful spot, and very much worth a visit. Official website here
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