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Blue & White Armchair

Blue & White Armchair from directly overhead

Blue & White Armchair is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Nanny Mountain stands 299 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Rock Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 21 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
ceramic

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10845, -80.72088

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fountain Rock Park: 0.0 mi
  • Baucom Park: 0.3 mi
  • Country Place Park: 0.4 mi
  • Four Mile Creek Greenway: 0.5 mi
  • Stumptown Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Carl J. McEwen Historic Village: 6.2 mi
  • Big Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Arch: 8.2 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 8.2 mi
  • Arch: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 53
Museums: 34
Gardens: 27
Nature reserves: 27
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
  • Big Rock Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 12.7 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Point Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 12.3 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue & White Armchair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nanny MountainW 264°299 m21.7 mi
Berry MountainWNW 292°281 m22.0 mi
Capps HillNNW 327°244 m15.4 mi
Red HillSE 125°228 m5.0 mi
Barnett MountainW 268°227 m21.7 mi
Polk MountainE 93°205 m18.3 mi
Rebel HillE 95°185 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:41
September equinox07:1218:4819:21
December solstice07:2816:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807872625145
Precip in3.02.83.22.92.93.73.63.83.23.02.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11564976477

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