Ascension
Ascension is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Delta Creek Neighborhood Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- iron
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.2 mi off the Rolling Kansas Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Delta Creek Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Devonshire Park: 0.8 mi
- Julian Underwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Reedy Creek Greenway: 1.1 mi
- Unity Park: 1.5 mi
- Reedy Creek Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Hodges Family Farm: 3.1 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 4.0 mi
- Graffiti Park: 4.5 mi
- Coal car: 5.1 mi
- #42: 2.4 mi
- EastSide Pride: 2.9 mi
- Open Door Studio Mural: 3.0 mi
- GMEC mural: 3.1 mi
- "Partnership": 3.1 mi
- Robinson Rock House Ruin: 2.3 mi
- Mecklenburg County WWII Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque: 4.3 mi
- Bonnie Cone Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site: 4.8 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 1.7 mi
- Rosedale House: 4.0 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 5.2 mi
- Levine Museum of the New South: 5.8 mi
- Discovery Place: 5.9 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Central UMC Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Merry Oaks Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Oakhurst Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Charlotte Rose Society Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- 4 square garden: 4.0 mi
- Capps Hill: 8.4 mi
- Red Hill: 12.9 mi
- Berry Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Polk Mountain: 21.6 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 21.7 mi
- South Point Beach: 16.4 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 18.2 mi
- Sailing Beach: 19.7 mi
- SHOAL: 21.8 mi
- SHOAL: 22.5 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 14.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ascension. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | W 281° | 375 m | 21.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 265° | 328 m | 24.6 mi |
| Reese Mountain | WNW 302° | 325 m | 24.9 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | WSW 241° | 299 m | 23.6 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 268° | 281 m | 19.5 mi |
| Capps Hill | WNW 298° | 244 m | 8.4 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 157° | 228 m | 12.9 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | WSW 245° | 227 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11564960908
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 3 mi
- Charlotte/NoDa · 4 mi
- Charlotte/North Charlotte · 4 mi
- Charlotte/Plaza-Midwood · 4 mi
- Charlotte/University City · 4 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 5 mi
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