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Charlotte Machine Co.

Charlotte Machine Co. from directly overhead

Charlotte Machine Co. is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rail Trail Chalkboard, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates35.21410, -80.85772

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Rail Trail Chalkboard: 0.0 mi
  • Dinosaur: 0.1 mi
  • Substation & Tower Illumination: 0.1 mi
  • Steelyard Mural: 0.3 mi
  • Color Forest: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Wilmore Centennial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Latta Park: 0.7 mi
  • Abbott Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wilmore Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Green: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Gainseville Midland: 1.7 mi
  • Coal car: 2.0 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 3.0 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.1 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 28
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Whitehall Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Berryhill Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 11
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.5 mi
  • SHOAL: 20.2 mi
  • SHOAL: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.2 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
  • High Shoals: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 8.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charlotte Machine Co.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crowders MountainW 273°458 m23.7 mi
Spencer MountainWNW 292°375 m15.6 mi
Henry KnobWSW 256°344 m24.2 mi
Jackson KnobW 268°328 m17.7 mi
Reese MountainNW 316°325 m20.6 mi
Nanny MountainSW 235°299 m16.9 mi
Berry MountainW 274°281 m12.7 mi
Gamble HillW 277°263 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12958734949

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