The City of Penrose, NC
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Penrose is a small town in the state of North Carolina. The largest nearby city to Penrose is Asheville, approximately 27 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Penrose, including El Chapala, Subway, Daggie's, Clock of Brevard Fine Foods and Fox's Pizza Den & Ice Cream Shoppe. For a larger selection of Penrose restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Penrose Golf Courses, Museums and/or Botanical Gardens, including the Crooked Creek Golf Club, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Highland Lake Golf Club, Etowah Valley Country Club & Golf Lodge -South/North and Broadmoor Golf Links. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Penrose please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 3 airports are located in or near Penrose:
- Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
- Greenville-Spartanburg Intl. Airport (GSP)
- Pickens County Airport (LQK)
Penrose, North Carolina Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Penrose
In the month of December, Penrose experiences an average high temperature of 51 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in December are usually about 26 degrees with an average rainfall of 5.21 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Penrose with daytime temperatures averaging 82 degrees in the summer, and 50 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Penrose to receive an average of 5.6 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 5.31 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as 97 degrees in the summer and as low as -15 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Penrose should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 69 degrees, and nighttime lows of 40.
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Penrose, North Carolina Attractions
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Asheville Art Museum - Asheville, The Asheville Art Museum is the only community based nonprofit visual art organization in Western North Carolina and is Accredited by the American Association of Museums. Its vision is to transform lives through art. The mission statement of the Museum is to engage, enlighten and inspire individuals and enrich community through dynamic experiences in American art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Museum is that can be found on the center square of downtown Asheville, 2 South Pack Square at Pack Place.
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Asheville Civic Center - Asheville, The Asheville Civic Center is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Bi-Lo Center - Greenville, The BI-LO Center is an arena that is situated in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that is used for concerts, football, and hockey. The arena is currently used by the Greenville Force of the Southern Indoor Football League and the Greenville Road Warriors of the ECHL.
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Biltmore Estate - Asheville, Biltmore House is a Chateauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the US, at 175,000 square feet and featuring 250 rooms. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age, and of significant gardens in the Garden a la francaise and English Landscape garden styles in the US.
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Black Mountain Golf Course - Black Mountain, The Black Mountain Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Buncombe County North Carolina. This course is located in the city of Black Mountain, . Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 828-669-2710.
Address: General Delivery, Black Mountain, NC 28711
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Blue Ridge Golf Center - , Walhalla, The Blue Ridge Golf Center is a 9 hole public golf course in Oconee County South Carolina. Built in 1995, this Walhalla course designed by William B. Lewis is open all year. Tee times are accepted by calling the pro shop at 864-882-7949. The golf course dress code is as follows: No tank tops or cutoffs.
Address: 2499 Blue Ridge Blvd, Walhalla, SC 29691
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BMW Zentrum - , Spartanburg, BMW Manufacturing Co. Spartanburg is BMW's only US production facility. It was built to serve the demand of BMW automobiles directly in the US. Due to the structure of BMW's production plan, however, the Spartanburg plant does not actually assemble all BMW vehicles sold in the US market; instead, the plant serves as the only X5 and X6 production site in the world. Hence, all models of these vehicles exported worldwide originate from BMW Spartanburg.
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Broadmoor Golf Links - Fletcher, The Broadmoor Golf Links is an 18 hole public golf course in Henderson County North Carolina. This course is located in the city of Fletcher, . Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 828-687-8545.
Address: 101 French Broad Ln, Fletcher, NC 28732
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site - Flat Rock, , , , , , , Henderson County, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located near Hendersonville in Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara Farms, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg. Though a Midwesterner, Sandburg and his family moved to this home in 1945 for the peace and solitude required for his writing and the more-than-30 acres of pastureland required for his wife, Lilian, to raise her champion dairy goats.
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Cataloochee Ski Area - Maggie Valley, Cataloochee is a ski area located near Maggie Valley, North Carolina. The area has fourteen ski slopes and trails. about 25% of the slopes are rated beginner, 50% intermediate, and 25% advanced. With a top elevation of 5,400 feet, Cataloochee has a maximum vertical drop of 740 feet. The slopes are accessed by five chair lifts and two carpet lifts. Typical of North Carolina ski areas, Cataloochee relies primarily on man-made snow for its slopes.
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Penrose, North Carolina Hotels
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Penrose, North Carolina Restaurants
This is a list of Penrose Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Pizza Restaurants and Sandwich Shops. Happy Dining!
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Penrose Articles
Published November 8, 2010
Biltmore Estate House North Carolina - a 250 room mansion that housed some of America's wealthiest before being thrown open to the public as a tourist attraction.
