+Only 1 mile from Blowing Rock's center of town, with their many festivals, playground and gazebo on the green, excellent restaurants, art gallery, and quaint gift shops
+Across the street from the Blowing Rock Golf Course (Private) and Boone Country Club Golf Course (Public)
+Across the street from the Blowing Rock Conference Center
+Only 15 minutes from the town of Boone, home of Appalachian State
+Only 5 minutes from the restored mansion and trails of the Moses Cone Park
+Horseback riding at Moses Cone Park, swimming and tennis in Blowing Rock's center of town
+only 1 mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway with scenic rest stops and hiking trails
+only 10 minutes from Appalachian Ski Resort
+Blowing Rock Brewery, Boonshine, and Appalachian Mountain Brewing are all 5 to 15 minutes from my house