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Spiderback Chair

Spiderback Chair from directly overhead

Spiderback Chair is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Stone Mountain stands 853 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Aluminum DNA, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Upper Yadkin Way passes 4.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
steel
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.92981, -81.50956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lenoir Greenway: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Athletic Park: 0.6 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Center: 1.3 mi
  • Triangle Park: 1.8 mi
  • Broyhill Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Silvervale Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Adako Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Granite Falls: 10.5 mi
  • McGalliard Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Triple Drop: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 34
  • Caldwell County Fairgrounds: 4.2 mi
  • Home of General William Lenoir: 6.1 mi
  • House Of Mugs (Collettsville Cup House): 11.4 mi
  • Lake Hickory Attractions: 12.1 mi
  • Mystery House: 17.8 mi
Museums: 27
  • Caldwell Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
  • Hudson Depot Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Granite Falls History: 10.3 mi
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Wilson Creek Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 4
  • Bear Wallow Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Shanty Springs: 21.3 mi
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 22.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Spiderback Chair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainNNW 344°853 m9.5 mi
High EagleNNW 337°842 m8.6 mi
Fork MountainNNW 337°842 m8.6 mi
Grassy MountainNNW 345°806 m8.9 mi
Gill KnobN 5°806 m9.7 mi
Spring MountainNNW 349°799 m9.4 mi
Licklog MountainN 2°795 m9.3 mi
Johnnys KnobNW 321°783 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:1120:0920:47
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3717:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384148586674777670594841
Precip in3.93.34.34.44.44.74.64.54.33.63.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenoir, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8224931119

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