- Elevation, modelled
- 222 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Crowders Mountain458 m · 23.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Uwharrie Scenic Road20.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2151, -80.8554
Substation & Tower Illumination is a artwork in North Carolina, at a modelled 222 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaur, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 20 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Substation & Tower Illumination. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowders Mountain | W 273° | 458 m | 23.8 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 291° | 375 m | 15.7 mi |
| Henry Knob | WSW 256° | 344 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 268° | 328 m | 17.8 mi |
| Reese Mountain | NW 315° | 325 m | 20.7 mi |
| Nanny Mountain | SW 235° | 299 m | 17.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | W 274° | 281 m | 12.8 mi |
| Gamble Hill | W 276° | 263 m | 24.0 mi |
- 20.3 mi off the Uwharrie Scenic Road
- 24.2 mi off the Crowders Mountain Drive
- 29.3 mi off the Millbridge Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dinosaur: 0.0 mi
- Charlotte Machine Co.: 0.1 mi
- Rail Trail Chalkboard: 0.2 mi
- Color Forest: 0.2 mi
- Edna's Porch: 0.3 mi
- Wilmore Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Latta Park: 0.6 mi
- The Green: 0.8 mi
- Baxter Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Wilmore Park: 0.8 mi
- Gainseville Midland: 1.7 mi
- Coal car: 1.9 mi
- Graffiti Park: 2.8 mi
- Historic Rosedale: 4.0 mi
- Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.1 mi
- Liberty Hall Monument: 0.9 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.0 mi
- Captain James Jack: 1.1 mi
- CMPD Fallen Officers Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 1.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 0.6 mi
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture: 0.7 mi
- NASCAR Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Mint Museum Uptown: 0.8 mi
- Bechtler Museum Of Modern Art: 0.8 mi
- Courtyard: 0.5 mi
- Wilmore Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Avondale Giving Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Evergreen Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Whitehall Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Berryhill Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Capps Hill: 5.6 mi
- Berry Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Red Hill: 15.6 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 15.7 mi
- Barnett Mountain: 16.2 mi
- South Point Beach: 9.7 mi
- Sailing Beach: 13.2 mi
- Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.4 mi
- SHOAL: 20.2 mi
- SHOAL: 21.0 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Little Long Creek Falls: 22.2 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 22.3 mi
- High Shoals: 23.2 mi
- Carowinds Grove: 9.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.7 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 | 16:36 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 6 mi away.
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