- Elevation, modelled
- 198 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain458 m · 24.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road22.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.1596, -80.8569
Rex is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 198 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marion Diehl Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 23 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The world's largest free-standing sculpture of a lion.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | WNW 282° | 458 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 303° | 375 m | 17.4 mi |
| Henry Knob | W 265° | 344 m | 23.7 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 280° | 328 m | 18.0 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 322° | 325 m | 23.5 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | WSW 247° | 299 m | 15.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | WNW 290° | 281 m | 13.6 mi |
| Gamble Hill | WNW 285° | 263 m | 24.7 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.5 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Marion Diehl Park: 0.1 mi
- Little Sugar Creek Greenway: 0.4 mi
- Little Sugar Creek Greenway: 0.6 mi
- Little Sugar Creek Greenway: 0.7 mi
- Park Road Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 0.3 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 2.4 mi
- Coal car: 5.1 mi
- METALmorphosis: 5.2 mi
- Thunder Striker: 6.1 mi
Artworks
- Queen's Park sign: 2.3 mi
- Furrow: 2.4 mi
- Furrow: 2.4 mi
- Furrow: 2.5 mi
- Furrow: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill: 1.4 mi
- Rosati Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Jane Parks McDowell Marker: 3.6 mi
- Crash Site of Eastern Flight 212: 3.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: 4.2 mi
Museums: 35
- Charlotte Museum of Nature: 2.1 mi
- Mint Museum Randolph: 3.5 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 4.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 4.4 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 28
- Wing Haven: 1.6 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Big Rock Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Providence Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 12
- Capps Hill: 9.4 mi
- Red Hill: 13.4 mi
- Berry Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Nanny Mountain: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- South Point Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 11.4 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 21.2 mi
- SHOAL: 23.8 mi
- SHOAL: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 4.3 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Long Creek Falls: 23.6 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Carowinds Grove: 6.0 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 | 16:37 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Charlotte/Cotswold · 3 mi
- Charlotte/Dilworth · 3 mi
- Charlotte/Myers Park · 3 mi
- Charlotte/Elizabeth · 4 mi
- Charlotte Metro · 4 mi
- Charlotte/South End · 4 mi
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