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Grandifloria

Grandifloria from directly overhead

Grandifloria is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
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Coordinates35.18461, -80.80771
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Randolph Road Park: 0.6 mi
  • Grier Heights Park: 0.7 mi
  • Grayson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hampton Creste Park: 0.9 mi
  • Eastover Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Gainseville Midland: 2.1 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 3.3 mi
  • Coal car: 3.3 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 4.0 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 38
Gardens: 28
  • Charlotte Rose Society Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Oakhurst Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Wing Haven: 1.9 mi
  • Avondale Giving Community Garden: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Providence Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Whitehall Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 20.0 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.1 mi
  • SHOAL: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.5 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainWNW 294°375 m19.0 mi
Jackson KnobW 274°328 m20.6 mi
Reese MountainNW 314°325 m24.1 mi
Nanny MountainWSW 245°299 m18.4 mi
Berry MountainW 281°281 m15.8 mi
Capps HillNNW 335°244 m8.4 mi
Red HillSE 132°228 m12.1 mi
Barnett MountainWSW 250°227 m17.8 mi
Conditions

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7326913867

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