- Elevation, modelled
- 226 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain458 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road19.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2244, -80.8475
Firebird is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 226 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Firebird. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | W 271° | 458 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 288° | 375 m | 15.9 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 255° | 344 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 266° | 328 m | 18.3 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 313° | 325 m | 20.5 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 234° | 299 m | 17.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 271° | 281 m | 13.3 mi |
| Gamble Hill | W 275° | 263 m | 24.4 mi |
- 19.6 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.7 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 28.5 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Green: 0.0 mi
- McColl Park: 0.3 mi
- Marshall Park: 0.6 mi
- Fourth Ward Park: 0.6 mi
- Gandhi Park: 0.6 mi
- Spiral Odyssey: 0.1 mi
- Sam Mills statue: 0.2 mi
- Il Grande Disco: 0.3 mi
- Transportation: 0.3 mi
- Industry: 0.3 mi
- Coal car: 1.2 mi
- Graffiti Park: 2.1 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 2.2 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 3.2 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.8 mi
- Liberty Hall Monument: 0.1 mi
- Captain James Jack: 0.3 mi
- William Ewen Shipp Monument: 0.4 mi
- CMPD Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.6 mi
- Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art: 0.0 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 0.0 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.2 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- McGill Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sustainability Village Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Capps Hill: 5.0 mi
- Berry Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Red Hill: 15.7 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 16.9 mi
- South Point Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sailing Beach: 13.9 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- SHOAL: 19.7 mi
- SHOAL: 20.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- High Shoals: 23.3 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 9.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:04 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 6 mi away.
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