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STEM from directly overhead

STEM is an artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Crowders Mountain Drive passes 24 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates35.08806, -80.88207

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Crown of Life: 1.2 mi
  • Bugle Boy: 1.2 mi
  • The Raven: 2.3 mi
  • The Apple and the Clamp: 2.4 mi
  • The Bulls: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • Arch: 2.9 mi
  • Arch: 2.9 mi
  • Arch: 2.9 mi
  • Arch: 3.0 mi
  • Wilderness Run: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 27
Peaks: 11
Rest areas: 2
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 3.1 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • South Point Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Long Creek Falls: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crowders MountainWNW 294°458 m24.4 mi
Spencer MountainNW 318°375 m19.5 mi
Henry KnobW 278°344 m22.4 mi
Jackson KnobWNW 297°328 m18.3 mi
Nanny MountainW 266°299 m12.5 mi
Berry MountainNW 310°281 m14.9 mi
Kings Mountain ChurchW 263°246 m21.7 mi
Capps HillN 3°244 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:36
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4919:22
December solstice07:2916:3717:16

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11064074558

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