Boone and Nearby Cities

Asheville 57 miles
Banner Elk 15 miles
Blowing Rock 8 miles
Boone Area Chamber of Commerce Home Page
Charlotte 93 miles
Greensboro 104 miles
Johnson City, TN 54 miles
Linville Falls 20 miles
Raleigh-Durham 150 miles
Winston-Salem 89 miles

Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway's milepost #291 (near Moses Cone Estate and Craft Center and Julian Price Park) is 7 miles from Boone.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Association

Boone Area Chamber of Commerce: Sports and Recreation
Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking Trails
Hiking on Grandfather Mountain (20 miles from Boone)
Skiing Skiing - 4 of 8 ski resorts in North Carolina are in the immediate vicinity of Boone

Music, Festivals, Theatre and Dance

An Appalachian Summer Festival
Theatre and Performing Arts
This week's nightlife in Boone via The Mountain Times online
This week's events in Boone via The Mountain Times online

Climate

Boone experiences all 4 seasons. Tourists flock to Boone during the summer because of the low humidity and cool temperatures. During the winter, we average 30 inches of snow, creating some of the best ski conditions in the southeastern U.S.

Intellicast's Radar for the region Boone is in the center of the radar between HKY, NC and TRI, TN
National Weather's NC Zone Forecast for Boone Search for Boone in this page
National Weather Service NC Discussion of forcasts
The Mountain Times Daily Forecast
Ray's Weather Forecast for Boone
High Country Weather

Restaurants, Shops & Stores

We have many wonderful restaurants, shops and stores since tourists visit Boone year round to enjoy cool summer temperatures and summer festivals, the changing of the leaves, and winter skiing. We also have the standard fast food restaurants, department stores and drug store chains. We'll just list some of our non-standard favorites below.

Some Favorite Coffee Houses in Boone

Conrad's Coffee Company on Shadowline Drive
Espresso News/Mosaic Books on Howard Street
Higher Grounds at NewMarket Center


Some Favorite Restaurants in Boone

There are far too many great restaurants to list here, so we just list a few! Abundant vegetarian options exist at many of our restaurants.

Angelica's Vegetarian Restaurant on King Street
Boone Bagelry on King Street
Casa Rustica Restaurant on Hwy 105
Coffey's Restaurant and Bar on Howard Street
Hunan Restaurant on Hwy 321
Joe's Italian Kitchen on Boone Heights Drive
Our Daily Bread on King Street
Los Arcos Authentic Mexican Food on Hwy 321
Makoto Seafood and Steak House of Japan on Hwy 321
Old Jailhouse Indian Cuisine Restaurant on Water Street
The Red Onion Cafe on Hardin Street


Health Food Stores in Boone

Bare Essentials Natural Market on Hwy 321
Earth Fare on King Street
Razzberry's Natural Market on Hwy 105


Some Favorite Shops and Stores in Boone

Boone Drug (any of the locations)
Belk in the Boone Mall
Footsloggers and the Rock Climbing Wall on Howard Street
Harris Teeter Supermarket on Hwy 321
High County Dulcimer Shop on Hwy 105
Mast General Store and Soda Fountain on King Street
Shoppes on the Parkway upscale Factory Outlet Mall (Coach, London Fog,...), which is actually in Blowing Rock
Boone Area Chamber of Commerce: Shopping and Dining

Finding Jobs in the Area for a "Significant Other"

http://www.boonechamber.com/directory/?searchType=browse a list of employers which might give you some ideas for making contacts. We would also be happy to make some calls for you.
http://www.ncesc.com the NC Employment Securities Commission website allows you to "register" and browse job opportunities by location (Boone, Blowing Rock, Jefferson, Lenoir, and Wilkesboro would require a commute ranging between 0 and 45 minutes, depending on the specific location. Hickory and Sparta would require a commute ranging between 1 hour and 1 hour and 15 minutes. Winstom Salem, Greensboro and Charlotte would require a commute ranging between 1.5 and 2 hours, depending on the specific location.) If you register, you will be notified when jobs requiring your expertise become available in the locations you are interested in.
http://www.wataugademocrat.com/ and http://www.mountaintimes.com/ Boone's newspapers
http://www.therecordofwilkes.com/main.htm Wilkesboro's newspaper
http://www.hickoryrecord.com Hickory newspaper

Boone Newspapers

The Mountain Times
Watauga Democrat

Radio Stations

We receive radio signals from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro NC, and Tri-Cities TN. We'll just list a few of our favorites below.

KISS 95.1
WASU 90.5 Appalachian State University
WCQS 88.1 Asheville NPR
WFAE 90.7 Charlotte, NC NPR
WECR 102.3 Boone - Blowing Rock - Beech Mtn
WFDD 88.5 Wake Forest University, NC NPR

Religious Organizations and Spiritual Centers in Boone NPR

There are a diverse collection of religious organizations and spiritual centers in Boone, including a variety of Christian groups, and
Alliance,
Baptist,
Catholic,
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,
Episcopalian
Jewish,
The Maharishi Spiritual Center of America,
Methodist,
Presbyterian,
Quaker,
and Unitarian-Universalist communities.