Fire Bird
Fire Bird is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Station #39 Gate, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 23 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 29.9 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
- Fire Station #39 Gate: 0.0 mi
- Fractured Globe: 1.0 mi
- Torsion Sphere: 1.0 mi
- Art Garden: 1.0 mi
- Olympic Rings: 1.0 mi
- Olde Providence Park: 1.8 mi
- McKee Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Chalyce Park: 2.4 mi
- Hellenic Park: 2.5 mi
- Sardis Road Park: 2.5 mi
- Big Rock: 3.7 mi
- Arch: 4.9 mi
- Arch: 5.0 mi
- Arch: 5.0 mi
- Arch: 5.0 mi
- Stumptown Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Lucas Family Gristmill Site: 5.6 mi
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill: 6.4 mi
- Oakhurst Men's Club Plaque: 6.8 mi
- Rosati Sculpture: 7.3 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 7.5 mi
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 7.6 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 9.6 mi
- Charlotte Museum of History: 9.7 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Stevens Creek Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Lower School Garden: 0.9 mi
- Anna'a Garden: 1.0 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Matthews UMC Genesis Garden: 3.0 mi
- Matthews Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Red Hill: 7.5 mi
- Capps Hill: 14.8 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Berry Mountain: 19.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- South Point Beach: 13.9 mi
- Sailing Beach: 15.4 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fire Bird. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Mountain | NW 306° | 375 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | WNW 289° | 328 m | 23.6 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | W 266° | 299 m | 18.5 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WNW 298° | 281 m | 19.6 mi |
| Capps Hill | NNW 339° | 244 m | 14.8 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 105° | 228 m | 7.5 mi |
| Barnett Mountain | W 271° | 227 m | 18.5 mi |
| Polk Mountain | E 90° | 205 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8511266802
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 6 mi
- Charlotte/East Charlotte · 8 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 8 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 9 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 9 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 9 mi
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