Founders Bell
Founders Bell is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 964 m. Rich Mountain stands 1,633 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Durham Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. US 421 Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1924
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 4.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Moses Cone Overlook · 4 mi
- Raven Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Yadkin Valley Overlook · 5 mi
- Thunder Hill Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Durham Park: 0.0 mi
- Sanford Mall: 0.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill Arboretum: 0.4 mi
- Jimmy Smith Park: 0.6 mi
- Howard Knob: 1.3 mi
- Deck Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rich Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Yarnall Knob: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.1 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 5.2 mi
- New Year's Creek Cascades: 6.0 mi
- Glen Burney Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Glen Marie Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Glen Marie Falls: 6.3 mi
- Founders Mall: 0.2 mi
- Aspire: 0.2 mi
- Yosef the Mountain Man: 0.4 mi
- Daniel Boone and his Hunting Dogs: 0.4 mi
- Transit Candy: 0.4 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 1.3 mi
- Foggy Mountain Gem Mine: 1.9 mi
- Tweetsie Twister: 3.0 mi
- F-80 Jet Planes: 3.1 mi
- Round-Up: 3.2 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 0.5 mi
- Native American Artifacts: 3.8 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 4.5 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 5.5 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 0.2 mi
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 1.7 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 5.7 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 15.7 mi
- Julian Price Memorial Park Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Cliffside Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Forrest Gump Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Cascades Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Appalachian Roots Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 0.5 mi
- White Pine Cliffs: 3.3 mi
- Hayes Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Scheer Bluffs: 11.9 mi
- Linville Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Flattop Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 20.8 mi
- Bear Wallow Spring: 9.7 mi
- Shanty Springs: 10.5 mi
- Mortimer: 16.4 mi
- Elk Shoals: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Founders Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,633 m | 7.2 mi |
| Harmon Knob | NNW 342° | 1,466 m | 5.5 mi |
| Rittle Knob | N 8° | 1,463 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NW 314° | 1,455 m | 2.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,407 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grassy Knob | NW 317° | 1,403 m | 4.0 mi |
| Snakeden Mountain | NW 310° | 1,367 m | 3.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 182° | 1,362 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone 1 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6338796112
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