Thomas Divide Overlook

Cherokee, NC · Ghost Lights

Night-time visitors to this overlook area off the Blue Ridge Parkway (near mile marker 464) often claim to see strange, glowing lights in the sky. No one has yet been able to definitively explain the source or reason for these lights.

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Geographic Information

Address
Blue Ridge Pkwy
Cherokee, NC
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GPS
35.5205018, -83.247343
County
Swain County County, North Carolina
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Is Thomas Divide Overlook really haunted?
Visitors rate Thomas Divide Overlook at 79.4 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 5 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Thomas Divide Overlook located?
The address is Blue Ridge Pkwy, Cherokee, NC. GPS coordinates: 35.5205018, -83.247343.
What kind of haunted place is Thomas Divide Overlook?
Thomas Divide Overlook is listed under Ghost Lights in our North Carolina section.
What is the nearest town to Thomas Divide Overlook?
Cherokee, NC is the closest town, about 5.0 miles away, with Maggie Valley (8.4 mi.) and Sylva (10.2 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (5)

  • Clint |

    Hi,

    I have spent quite a bit of time at the Thomas Divide Overlook. After looking at a topographical map I have concluded that the lights people have reported seeing are vehicles traveling along Heintooga Ridge Road across the valley from the overlook.

  • Micheal |

    They can't be cars if u ever see them they will move straight up n down the mountain not winding around the way a car would

  • D. Gary H. |

    I've seen the lights in this video many times and they probably are cars. But i've seen other lights, different colored lights move straight up and down from the valley into the sky and from the sky into the valley. I've also seen them move horizontally across the ridge and valley at tremendous speeds.

  • Jonah |

    Which mountain are the lights seen hovering over?

  • Yvette |

    Growing up in the area I have been to this overlook several times. Once the lights were in the valley below making a straight line and then stopping and going back the other way then faded out. When you are familiar with the area you can tell what is car lights on the mountain and what is not. You also know that there is no way the lights in the valley can move in a straight line. So yes, I do believe in the lights at Thomas Divide.

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