Bat Cave, North Carolina - wikipedia Bat Cave, North Carolina Bat Cave, North Carolina Unincorporated community Bat Cave, North Carolina Location within the state of North Carolina Coordinates : 35 ° 27 ′ 05 '' N 82 ° 17 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.45139 ° N 82.28694 ° W ﻿ / 35.45139 ; - 82.28694 Coordinates : 35 ° 27 ′ 05 '' N 82 ° 17 ′ 13 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.45139 ° N 82.28694 ° W ﻿ / 35.45139 ; - 82.28694 Country United States State North Carolina County Henderson Elevation 1,480 ft ( 451 m ) Time zone Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC - 5 ) Summer ( DST ) EDT ( UTC - 4 ) ZIP code 28710 Area code ( s ) 828 GNIS feature ID 1018981 Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the United States. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located along Lake Lure Highway ( US 64 / US 74A / NC 9 ), 14.6 miles ( 23.5 km ) northeast of Hendersonville, along the banks of the Broad River. The community was named after the nearby cave which is inhabited by several species of bats, on Bluerock Mountain ( sometimes referred to as Bat Cave Mountain ). It is the largest known granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. The community is served by an all - volunteer fire department and has a bimonthly community paper called `` The Bat Biz. '' See also Chimney Rock State Park Lake Lure References Jump up ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived May 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Bat Cave, North Carolina ''. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ Google ( 2012 - 04 - 30 ). `` Hendersonville to Bat Cave '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ Kramp, Penn ( Feb 22, 1987 ). `` Tuxedo : It 's not formal wear ''. The Times - News. p. 27. Retrieved 23 May 2015. Jump up ^ Parker, Quentin ( 2010 ). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population : 15 : An insider 's guide to 201 of the world 's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. viii. External links Henderson County Visitors Information Center Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, North Carolina, United States County seat : Hendersonville Cities Hendersonville Saluda ‡ Towns Fletcher Laurel Park Mills River Village Flat Rock CDPs Balfour Barker Heights Dana East Flat Rock Edneyville Etowah Fruitland Gerton Hoopers Creek Horse Shoe Mountain Home Valley Hill Unincorporated communities Bat Cave Bearwallow Bowman Bluff Chestnut Hill Mountain Page Naples Tuxedo Zirconia Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bat_Cave,_North_Carolina&oldid=770035284 '' Categories : Unincorporated communities in Henderson County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Asheville metropolitan area Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Español Français 日本 語 Volapük Edit links This page was last edited on 13 March 2017, at 01 : 46. About Wikipedia

Question: how did bat cave nc get its name
Answer: The community was named after the nearby cave which is inhabited by several species of bats,[4] on Bluerock Mountain (sometimes referred to as Bat Cave Mountain)