Crown of Life
Crown of Life is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Kings Pinnacle stands 520 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bugle Boy, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 23 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Gabriel the Arc Angel in our Crown of Life Garden.
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 26.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Bugle Boy: 0.1 mi
- STEM: 1.2 mi
- Maersk Anchor: 2.8 mi
- Maersk Anchor: 2.8 mi
- Canopy: 3.4 mi
- Pine Valley Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- Marsh Park: 1.2 mi
- Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Ramblewood District Park: 1.7 mi
- Pineville Lake Park: 1.8 mi
- Woodstock Whirlybirds: 2.7 mi
- Wilderness Run: 2.7 mi
- Peanuts Pirates: 2.7 mi
- Beagle Scout Acres: 2.7 mi
- Snoopy's Racing Railway: 2.7 mi
- Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212: 4.0 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 4.1 mi
- Knights Stadium: 5.1 mi
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill: 5.5 mi
- Rosati Sculpture: 6.7 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 6.4 mi
- Fort Mill History Museum: 7.3 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 7.7 mi
- The James C. Dowd House: 8.4 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 8.5 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 4.6 mi
- Anne Springs Close Greenway: 5.9 mi
- Thomas M. Winget Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Wing Haven: 5.9 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Lower School Garden: 6.8 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 6.9 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Capps Hill: 13.2 mi
- Berry Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Red Hill: 13.9 mi
- South Point Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 8.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 24.9 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 1.9 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 3.4 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 2.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crown of Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Pinnacle | WNW 287° | 520 m | 24.9 mi |
| Crowders Mountain | WNW 292° | 458 m | 23.5 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NW 316° | 375 m | 18.4 mi |
| Henry Knob | W 275° | 344 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 294° | 328 m | 17.3 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | W 260° | 299 m | 12.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NW 308° | 281 m | 13.8 mi |
| Gamble Hill | WNW 295° | 263 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5256765534
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 7 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 8 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 8 mi
- Charlotte · 9 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 9 mi
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