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Around The Forest at Blowing Rock ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from The Forest at Blowing Rock, with the nearest first.

  • Blowing Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Foscoe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shulls Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shulls Mill is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shulls Mill
  • Seven Devils
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
  • Grandfather
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grandfather is located in Avery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Matney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Matney is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
  • Mulberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Valle Crucis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Bamboo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bamboo is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
    • Sugar Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Banner Elk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Linville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rufus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rutherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood

For more communities neighboring The Forest at Blowing Rock, please visit our County-by-County Page for The Forest at Blowing Rock.

Caldwell County ...

The Forest at Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell County: Alexander, Burke, Catawba, Watauga & Wilkes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Forest at Blowing Rock ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Forest at Blowing Rock.

Airports Near The Forest at Blowing Rock ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to The Forest at Blowing Rock and that information can be found on the Airports Page for The Forest at Blowing Rock.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to The Forest at Blowing Rock), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.