High Point Monument to Veterans of World War I
High Point Monument to Veterans of World War I is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 356 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point Veterans' Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Football Road passes 14 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Football Road
- 21.0 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.4 mi off the Birkhead Wilderness Route
- 25.7 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- High point Train Station Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Library Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Armstrong Park: 0.9 mi
- Council Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Armstrong Park: 0.9 mi
- High Point Veterans' Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Revolutionary War Patriots: 0.0 mi
- World War II Honor Roll,: 0.0 mi
- African American Soldier Gold Star: 0.0 mi
- Washington Street Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Plank Road Foreman: 0.0 mi
- World's Largest Chest of Drawers: 0.4 mi
- You Otter Respect Nature: 0.8 mi
- 85-Foot Tall Highboy: 4.6 mi
- Guardian of the City: 6.7 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Caraway Mountain: 15.7 mi
- Rush Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Three Hat Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Ridges Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Nido & Mariana Qubein Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- The Rosetta C. Baldwin African-American Museum: 1.0 mi
- Körner's Folly: 11.6 mi
- Kernersville Museum: 11.9 mi
- The Richard Petty Museum: 12.3 mi
- Hedgecock Strawberry Farm: 5.6 mi
- Ivy Gardens: 12.9 mi
- UNCG Garden: 13.6 mi
- The Community Garden at FBC: 13.9 mi
- Black Diamond Backyard: 14.1 mi
- Allen Jay Park: 2.8 mi
- Pinecroft Lake Park: 10.5 mi
- Caraway Creek Preserve: 15.5 mi
- T. Gilbert Pearson Audubon Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Provincetown Forest: 16.4 mi
- The Big Chair: 6.7 mi
- Railcar: 6.8 mi
- Old Davidson County Courthouse: 16.7 mi
- Reynolda Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Wait Chapel: 19.6 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Southbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Davidson County I-85 Northbount Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point Monument to Veterans of World War I. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSE 168° | 356 m | 14.3 mi |
| Three Hat Mountain | SSW 207° | 352 m | 15.9 mi |
| Caraway Mountain | SSE 155° | 350 m | 15.7 mi |
| Grist Mountain | SSW 201° | 334 m | 22.9 mi |
| Daves Mountain | SSE 148° | 332 m | 18.8 mi |
| Back Creek Mountain | SSE 150° | 331 m | 17.6 mi |
| Steep Rock Mountain | S 189° | 314 m | 19.1 mi |
| Oakie Mountain | SE 145° | 311 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:31 | 17:10 |
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 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — High PT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5024975054
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